 The Farm The berries and many of the treats sold at the Crossover Cafe are grown without chemicals at our nearby farm, the Little Sugar River Farm. We have a guesthouse on the farm where cyclists and hikers are welcome to stay. Rates from $100 a night; bikes are available to borrow and we can also provide shuttles for a nominal fee. The Little Sugar River Farm is an evolving, small-scale farm where the food is grown without synthetic chemicals. During the growing season, you can pick vegetables, berries, flowers, and herbs from our gardens and greenhouses. You can collect eggs from the hen house and feed the free-range hens their favorite treats (apples from our orchard). Come visit! It's a short bike ride from the farm along the Sugar River Trail. At the farm's core is a set of garden fields where organic methods are rebuilding the soil for vegetable production. The small woodlot is being managed for firewood production and wildlife habitat, and a tiny pond provides  crane habitat in the spring. We are doing our best to integrate our fields and forest into the larger, 2000 acre landscape of wildlife preserve that surrounds us on three sides. Guest have access to all this land.Southern Wisconsin has become known as one of the nation's foremost organic farming regions. Small-scale farmers, ranchers, cheesemakers, and chefs are developing innovative techniques for assuring safe, delicious food and healthy ecosystems. Nearby, you can tour bison ranches, farms that specialize in grass-fed organic Angus beef, cheese factories, yogurt factories, Amish farm shops, and many small organic vegetable farms. |
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