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Farm Happenings at Cedar Crate Farm
Planting Fall Crops
Fall is approaching quickly and we have been busy (as usual) on the farm. The last big job we have on the farm is seeding and transplanting our fall and winter crops. In the past few weeks we’ve direct seeded radish, salad turnips and spinach and we’ve transplanted lettuce, green onions1 read more »
Surviving the Heat
It has been a hot week on the farm and we are SO ready for cooler fall temperatures. This type of heat wave this late in the summer is abnormal as we hit temperatures and dew points that we haven't seen in decades. Sadly, with climate change it seems like these types of weather extremes will happen1 read more »
What’s With the Egg Yolk Colors?
When Lara and I started raising our own chickens back in 2017 we were particularly taken away by the deep yellow-orange color of the egg yolks from our pastured hens. Lately, we’ve noticed some of the yolks are much more pale yellow and we thought this would be a great opportunity to talk abo1 read more »
Back From Vacay!
Our annual family vacation was so refreshing! We're back and we're ready to finish the season strong.
We spent almost a week near Grand Rapids, MN and enjoyed the cabin life which is all too fleeting. The weather was great and Addie got to go swimming multiple times. Lara was able to go shopping an1 read more »
Our New Barrel Washer!
Barrel Washer!
If you’ve been following us for the past couple years you’ll know that beets & carrots are two crops we grow A LOT of! In fact, in 2022 we grew around 5000lbs of both carrots and beets. Not to mention potatoes, daikon radish and the other root crops we grow. We realiz1 read more »
Back From the BWCA!
Just a short update for this week as I just got back from my annual BWCA camping trip. The trip was short, wet, but good. We went up the Gunflint Trail and launched into the BWCA from East Bearskin Lake. After about an hour of paddling it started raining and it didn't stop until we secured a campsi1 read more »
Five Course Farm to Table Dinner at Chankaska!
Farm to Table Event at Chankaska Ranch & Winery
You’ve probably already heard about this one on social media but we recently provided the majority of the produce for a farm to table dinner out at Chankaska Ranch & Winery and we were blown away! The 5 course meal was incredible and inc1 read more »
Teaching Them Young & Storm Damage
Teaching Them Young
One of the most rewarding things in the past couple years has been seeing how Addie has embraced small farm life. This week, I told Addie and Lara that I was going out to the pack shed to seed some lettuce and cabbage and Addie asked “Can I come with?” While I knew i1 read more »
Transitioning Into Peak Season & Our Favorite Way to Use Kohlrabi
We got even more rain since our last newsletter which means our crops are just loving all the rain we’ve got and the farm is just exploding! We’re thankful for the additional rain and feel like the farm is looking really great. We’ve got some updates on the transition from our ear1 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.