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Farm Happenings at Cedar Crate Farm
Saying Goodbye to Caitlyn
This week we said goodbye to Caitlyn who's been an integral part of our farm for 3 seasons. Caitlyn started working with us in 2020 with a goal of learning how to farm so that she could one day start her own farm. She was with us through the pandemic, as we built our new pack shed and as we welcome1 read more »
Planting the Last Seeds of 2022
It's official: we're finally done planting for the 2022 season with one exception. On Friday we planted the last seeds of this season into our large tunnel. Crops included spinach, radish, arugula and our greens mix. We won't be harvesting these until the second half of October and they're crops wh1 read more »
Peak Tomatoes & U of MN Tomato Study on Our Farm
This week we picked tomatoes. Lots of em! You've probably seen a couple emails from us regarding bulk orders of tomatoes. Peak tomato season is upon us and while we have been picking hundreds of pounds of tomatoes the past few weeks, it's looking like we will only keep that pace for about two more1 read more »
Donating beets & what we do with excess produce.
Our beet crop this year has been extremely bountiful. So much so that many of our beets have gotten to a point where they are extremely large. Our taste tests in our own kitchen have shown us that the large beets are just as good as a normal sized beet but they are difficult to sell and manage and1 read more »
Digging Potatoes!
This week we've started digging our fall and winter potatoes. We've had our early potatoes available for over a month now and are nearly out of our red potato and our yukon gold potatoes. This year we were able to source some fingerling seed potato so we're excited that our fingerling potatoes are1 read more »
More Cover Crops!
A little over a month ago I wrote a farm happening about seeding cover crops and their many benefits to our farm. Well, that cover crop has reached the stage where it needs to be "terminated" which is a somewhat aggressive way of saying that we need to work that cover crop into our soil before it f1 read more »
Curing Garlic
One of the things we love about growing garlic is that it stores for SO long once properly cured. It may sound complicated but curing garlic is basically just letting the garlic rest and dry out for around 2 weeks so that the outer layers of garlic dry and form a tight wrap around the plant itself.1 read more »
Gearing Up For Fall and Winter!
It might seem crazy to be talking about fall and winter right before another heat wave but our planning and planting for fall and winter has already begun! As you probably expect, our planning for each season starts months ahead of time so that all of your favorite fall and winter vegetables are re1 read more »
Maintaining Farm-Life Balance
It probably comes as no surprise that our summers are really busy filled with long days and a really busy schedule. Some of our farmer friends consistently work really long nights, especially before market days. Lara and I realized early on that if we didn't take steps to maintain our farm-life bal1 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.