News & Upcoming Events
A Spring Update From the Vineyard!
We were so happy that we did not have to go through another “Planting Event” this Spring, so instead we happily donated $10.00 for every volunteer who has signed up on our website’s mailing list, or has “Liked” our Facebook page. Currently, we have 127 of you following our progress, so we were able to [...]
Read MoreHappy Spring from Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard!
Happy Spring to all lovers of Peace, Charity, Grapes and Lost Creek Hippies Vineyard! We have started pruning and although we see some remaining damage from the Winter of 2013-14, our vines are generally healthy and ready to grow. We officially have a full vineyard! With about 1,650 vines; 1,200 of which are going to [...]
Read MoreTime to Rest After an Exciting Year
After one exciting year, our vineyard is resting. In 2014 we suffered a COLD bud-damaging Winter, followed by lots of work all Summer long finally leading to a quantity-poor but fun-rich Harvest – we had a great time! The vineyard is now fully planted, so no planting in June this year, however you are all [...]
Read MoreA Small but Fruitful Harvest – September 27th, 2014
Our September 27th harvest was a little bit different than previous years. Due to a record cold winter we suffered an 80-90% reduction in our grape harvest for 2014, delivering only 898 pounds to our winery. This resulted in only a gross income of $630. Of which we will donate our charities. The good news [...]
Read MoreIts That Time of Year! Upcoming Fall Harvest
Our grapes are ripening nicely, we can announce that our fall harvest event will be Saturday, September 27. We will start at 11:00 A.M. and expect things to go very quickly. Our vines (and almost every vineyard in Minnesota and Wisconsin) suffered significant damage to the “primary buds” due to the very cold Winter and [...]
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