A Spring (Finally) Update from the Orchard!
Finally it feels like Spring has arrived and Summer is around the corner! We have continued to make gradual progress in our Apple Orchard. Last Fall and Winter we finally secured the area from the predations of deer and rabbits, with 9-10 foot high barbed wire, Irish Spring soap on socks, and twirling old CDs. [...]
Thank You For Making the 2021 Fall FUN(d) Raising Party a HUGE SUCCESS!
Happy Fall to all! The weather is finally changing from Summer to Fall (we’re not at all unhappy with the extra days of beautiful weather). In Pepin our walnut trees have shed but maples have not even turned color yet (dry Summer?). Winter will happen, so enjoy every day. Our Annual Fall Fun(d) Raising Party [...]
Annual FUN(d) Raising Party is Coming Soon! Hope to see you all there.
Happy Summer 2021 to all of you! It is such a joy to all of us vaccinated folks to know that we can interact without risk of harm to someone with a health condition, or advanced age which makes casual contact with Covid-19 a serious health risk. We’re all helping each other, and that is [...]
2021 Spring Update and Date Set for Fall Fundraiser!
Hello to each and everyone who has been so kind to help us out over the years with Spring plantings, Summer pruning, Fall harvests and our Annual Fall Fund Raising Party which was held for the past 5 years (except for the Covid-19 2020 cancellation!). Good news – We WILL have this event this coming [...]
Join us for a Virtual Fund Raising Event!
Hello to all during this time of so much social isolation… if you feel like you’re being strangled for social interactions, we’re certainly in the same boat and extend our hearts out to you with this message: This Will Pass We obviously will not be having our 5th Annual Fund Raising Party on Saturday, September [...]
An Update from Lost Creek Hippies and Spring Donations
A warm and caring hello to all! This is such a difficult time for so many of our human family, including of course each of the supporters of Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard. Our personal lives have been so dramatically altered, so that anything I might say to you sounds insufficient. We are so sad to [...]
Big Changes a Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard and Have a Great Fall and Winter!
On Thursday, October 3, we removed the nets and picked about 600 pounds of our Prairie Star grapes, but they could not be sold or fermented into wines due to a fungal disease, caused by high rain amounts in the 3 weeks prior to harvest. Spraying was not a safe option. This was a real [...]
Another Successful Fall FUNdraiser Party!
Our 4th Annual Fund Raising Party, on Saturday, September 14, was a success in many ways: The 40 guests had a fun time meeting new people and connecting with old friends. Many “Corn Hole” and Bocce Ball games were played. We were so fortunate to have the most beautiful and enjoyable music and singing! Two groups [...]
4th Annual Fun(d) Raising Party!
Hi to all, hope you are having a relaxing Summer. As usual, we are busy but we make it that way, so we’re to blame! The Prairie Star vines in the vineyard are doing great, after a slow start and our apples look fairly healthy, although we will only have 5-10 bushels (expected after the [...]
We Hope Everyone is Having a Great Summer!
Happy Summer to all! We completed pruning of our 250 Prairie Star vines, and they look healthy. We have made a $400 donation to each charity as a Thank You to Peter, Linda, and Jim, who braved the cold in March to trim those vines. The receipts for these donations are posted in our Financial [...]