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It started with applesauce. During the rainy season, Jody and I would gather at each other's homes with our four young children and plan away. Evan and Jason, then nine and ten months old, were learning to eat real food.
So we got out of the kitchen, put on our sneakers and started exploring the Gorge. The result was our book, Kidding Around the Gorge - the Hood River Area's Ultimate Guide for Family Fun. Jill Crimmins, web designer with Locus Interactive (Jody's sister) created a website to market the book. The site was so professional that we decided to partner with Waucoma, the local bookstore, and sell all sorts of books about the Gorge. At that time we called ourselves Gorgebooks.com.
We started selling Apple Valley's jam, Peg Kinsey's dried fruit and gourmet chocolate covered cherries, Ambler's Blissful Brownies and Pucker Huddle's Lavender. Soon, we added art, including Craig Graffius' glass wine stoppers and Steven Daniel's mugs and hot plates. This expansion of our business made it preferable to change our name. Thanks to Doris Schmidt of e-Service, we were able to get a much more fitting name, GorgeGifts.com
Please
browse our shelves at www.Gorgegifts.com
or contact us at 541-400-9006.
Ruth Berkowitz
and Jody Barringer (541) 400-9006 www.gorgegifts.com
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"They've
got to eat applesauce," we thought to ourselves. After all we're
in the Hood River Valley surrounded by apples and pears. And we couldn't
just buy applesauce, we had to make it. Then we thought, we could master
the art of applesauce and distribute it world-wide. Well, there were
a few problems with our plan. First, our kids weren't that keen on applesauce
and second they wanted to go outside and explore. 
Our
book showcases the wonders of the Gorge. One day, Jody suggested we
also showcase goods made in the Gorge. She was frustrated last winter
when she was buying gifts for her family and friends. In order to send
gifts from the area, she had to shop at several stores and festivals,
package the gifts and then wait in line at the Post Office to send them.
Why not be the one-stop-shop and handle all of the work for our customers?
In
addition to selling goods online, we have added custom gift box/basket
service. We work with hotels like The Columbia Gorge Hotel to put together
unique gifts for the bride and groom. We also customize corporate gifts,
from small snack sacks and gourmet taste boxes to impressive thank you
gifts overflowing with unique products of the Gorge. When you combine
the goods of the Gorge, the end result is a unique gift that is not
only delicious, but also memorable. 
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