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Farm Happenings at Cedar Crate Farm
Shed Progress & Vacation Update!
We continue to get lucky with storms and weather and while we are a little dry, there's still a good amount of moisture in the ground. We're hoping to dig garlic this week and after it cures for about 2 weeks it will be available in your CSA shares! We're so excited - there's just nothing that comp1 read more »
Peak Produce, coffee available and honey coming soon!
We've hit that time of the summer we call "peak produce" when we have the widest selection available. Carrots, sweet corn, potatoes, onions, green beans, zucchini, kohlrabi and so much more is available and this year has proven to be a bounty thus far. I encourage you to use Harvie to swap things a1 read more »
The Farm Looks Great but Severe Weather Looms
It's been another hot week on the farm but fortunately, late in the week we got a little break from the oppressive heat. The heat doesn't stop us but it does cause us to alter our work schedule and take a lot more breaks. This past week we worked from about 5am-2pm to dodge most of the heat. We als1 read more »
Dodging the rain and enduring the heat
We're counting our lucky stars this week as we dodged devastating rains that the Madelia, Mankato, and Saint Peter area had early this pass week. Rainfall reports from those areas indicated anywhere from 4-7 inches in a morning. We ended up with one inch of rain, a perfect amount to go into this he1 read more »
Farm Progress, shed progress and well drilling!
Late last week and over the weekend we received some much needed rain after an extended period of wind and heat. That kind of heat this early in the season can be tough on crops like lettuce and peas though we came out most unscathed. We were relieved when the heat and especially the wind finally b1 read more »
Meet our Team!
Now that the first week of the CSA has come and gone it really feels like our season has begun! In addition, this past week we rounded out our team for the season with the start of our newest employee: Sam. Sam is pictured on this Farm Happenings featured image.
Caitlyn has been with us sinc1 read more »
First Week of our CSA!!
We're so excited the first week of our CSA is finally here! We have lots of spring veggies available including lettuce, green onions and more. As you know, we are using some new software this year for our CSA called Harvie. Please bear with us as we learn the new software with you and wo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 13, 2020
We've been busy working on weeding on the farm this past week and so far we're managing to stay ahead of the weeds this year! Our full time, seasonal employee Caitlyn has been outstanding and without her help we would definitely be behind on the weeds as well as other tasks on the farm.
The heat an1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 6, 2020
It's been a busy week on the farm and the weather sure has been crazy! Hot days and crazy storms and even a tornado warning for our area. We sustained only little damage in the storms and are relieved we were spared this time. Our crops are growing really well overall and we're excited for what thi1 read more »
About the farm
Cedar Crate Farm grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables using holistic, sustainable practices. We take a lot of pride in bringing you fresh, healthy, and sustainable produce. We love sharing our love of high quality, tasty food with our community!
We use a variety of sustainable and regenerative practices so that we can leave the land in better shape than when we found it. We utilize cover crops so that our land is covered with living plant material for as much of the season as possible. Cover crops also provide valuable habitat for insects and pollinators. We don't use synthetic chemicals on our farm and we seek to improve our land each year.
We believe that food is medicine and that the better you eat, the healthier you will be. Whole, unprocessed foods are one of the best ways to eat well and stay healthy. We don't spray our produce with synthetic chemicals so you always know exactly what you're eating.
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We use a variety of sustainable and regenerative practices so that we can leave the land in better shape than when we found it. We utilize cover crops so that our land is covered with living plant material for as much of the season as possible. Cover crops also provide valuable habitat for insects and pollinators. We don't use synthetic chemicals on our farm and we seek to improve our land each year.
We believe that food is medicine and that the better you eat, the healthier you will be. Whole, unprocessed foods are one of the best ways to eat well and stay healthy. We don't spray our produce with synthetic chemicals so you always know exactly what you're eating.