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September, 11
From Vine to Glass: Rolling Forks’ Vineyard Award-Winning Minnesota Wines
“At its heart, Rolling Forks Vineyards is still about the same thing it was from the beginning: bringing people together around Minnesota wine, beautiful surroundings, and memorable experiences,” shares Melanie. “From the vineyard rows to the finished bottle, it’s a tangible result of patience, craftsmanship, and the seasons.”
Diversely Delicious Cheese and Spirits: Redhead Creamery’s A Destination
Redhead Creamery currently produces 14 varieties of artisan cheese in addition to a drinkable yogurt and bottling cream line milk. Alise is the head cheesemaker and her husband Lucas is the head distiller. “Lucas and I make a good team,” smiles Alise. “I’ve always been fascinated with how things are made. I always want to learn more or figure out what’s not working, how to make things better. Lucas is very good at writing, researching grants, and sorting through the regulations we need to follow.”
Best in Show: First-Generation Family Farm Rustic Roots is MN Garlic Festival Winner
The Olberdings bought a neglected piece of farmland in Alexandria. Removing the decaying farm equipment and taking care of the land itself allowed them to establish their award-winning garlic crop.
Urban Harvest: Black Radish Farm Grows Community
“Growing food is stressful,” explained Jade and Carrie of the artist-led Black Radish Urban Farm in Minneapolis. “It’s also a beautiful thing. Local food can build community.” “Our farm in non-traditional in every aspect,” states Carrie. “We feel like it’s more community art than farming. We want to be able to replicate our model and grow into other neighborhoods. More people should be able to come together in their own community through food.”
Apple Love is for Keeps: Cidery Grows out of Farming Interest
Welcoming visitors of all ages, Nate and Tracy enjoy being a destination for multigenerational families, fermentation aficionados, or day trippers just looking for a change of scenery — their front porch, also known as the Keepsake Cider Tasting Room, truly is a family-friendly site.
It Starts With the Soil: Hart Country Meat’s Grass Fed Beef
That education piece allows Jessica to be a representative and advocate of agriculture. “I especially want people to know that each cut of beef, each pound of hamburger is a long time in the making.” Your hamburger patty starts with the soil. The better the soil conditions, the more nutritionally dense the corn, grasses, and hay that feed the cattle.
