Meadowlands Chocolate

A project in Meadowlands, MN by Clyo Howard and Beryl Wells Hamilton
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Handcrafted, organic, single-origin, bean-to-bar, dark chocolate. Like fine wine, the secret is in the terroir.
Backers: 283
Average Pledge Per Backer: $41

Funded: $11,545 of $8,000
Dates: Jul 18th -> Aug 17th (30 days)
Project By: Clyo Howard and Beryl Wells Hamilton
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Latest News

Thank you!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

May the Chocolate Be with You!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, backers!  Wow! Thank you!  We have a final surprise for our backers! We've collaborated with our good friend, photographer Travis Melin of Ely, Minnesota, to create a special edition of thank-you cards to send to all our backers with... (Read More)

Update to the last update

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

We got our new, larger grinder today!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, backers and all interested readers, Our new, larger, tilting Premier Grinder arrived today! Soon, with at least four of these machines going at once, we will be able to process lots more chocolate in a much shorter period of time.  Here... (Read More)

Coffee and chocolate!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello!  Today, with 10 days to go, we are announcing another new and exciting incentive to help us exceed our original Kickstarter goal. In addition to adding Madacascar chocolate to all of the rewards (if we reach $10,000 or more), all backers who... (Read More)

A new machine is on the way to our chocolate shop

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This is very good. Due to a belt breaking yesterday, and knowing the funding is in place, we have already ordered one more grinding machine, which should be here in a couple of days.  Just an afterthought about the new incentive posted in the last... (Read More)

A New Incentive!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This is exciting! We have already reached our goal, and there are still 11 days left! So what shall we do with those days? As an incentive to bring in more pledges, we will add more chocolate!  When the pledges reach $10,000, we will add a new,... (Read More)

Thanks to all of our new backers!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick note to thank all our new backers! YAY!!   We'll post a new rewards update as soon as we get back to Meadowlands from South Dakota, where we are celebrating Clyo's daughter's wedding today, so stay tuned!  (Read More)

Chocolate love

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers, future backers, and all interested and curious readers! Clyo and I love every minute of our chocolate making. A year ago, Clyo was slinging several hundred pounds of stoneware clay at a time, and wedging, throwing, pulling handles,... (Read More)

Crowdfunding... who knew?

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the advice of two of our faithful supporters, James Norton and Aaron Landry of Heavy Table, who clearly know more about these things than we do, we've been researching and finding ways to use crowdfunding to get the word out about our... (Read More)

New Rewards Update! More Chocolate for Our Backers!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Check out our updated rewards section! We are now offering more chocolate rewards for our backers! We appreciate your help and we know that our chocolate makes people happy. We want our backers to be happy!  P.S. All backers who pledged before the... (Read More)

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