

8 Questions to Ask Your Beef Farmer & Our Answers to Them
Many of our customers come to us having never purchased beef directly from a farm before. They don’t always know the terminology used or...


Grass Fed Beef + Recipe Ideas? Yes, Please!!!
As a special thank you to anyone who purchases a quarter beef from us (for $3.99/lb hanging weight - to order yours, click here), we will...


Failing Forward
It's the dawn of 2017! While everyone seemed to be saying, "Good riddance!" to 2016 last month, it was a great year for us at Crane Crest...


An Intro to Buying Bulk Beef
Buying beef in bulk- by the quarter, half, or whole- is a lot different than buying individual retail cuts of beef. If you have never...


Introducing our new Egg CSA program
We're happy to introduce the Crane Crest Farm Egg CSA! Our hens have kicked production into high gear, so we are now able to provide a...


Pump the brakes and drive slow
Life on the farm can get pretty hectic, especially during Spring. Last week I worked frantically on the fence in order to be fully...


Three Things You Can Do to Support Local Food
Hey everyone! I've been thinking about the importance of local food and the role it plays in our communities' health, financial wellness,...


Farm future, full speed ahead
Thursday night, February 18th, Erin and I left the kids with my mom and drove down to Madison for the Madison Area Permaculture Guild's...


Grassworks Conference 2016
Erin, Sawyer, Cora, and I enjoyed a wonderful weekend together at the Grassworks Conference 2016 in Wisconsin Dells. We were there to sit...


Winter Wonderland
It's January, and I am back teaching during each weekday. The holidays were well spent: family time in Iowa, friends visiting in...