Crave Brothers Dairy Farm is owned and operated by the Crave brothers, Charles, George, Thomas and Mark, and their families. They purchased the Waterloo dairy farm in 1980 with the goal of building a successful agribusiness – emphasizing cow comfort, quality milk and working in harmony with the land to produce quality milk and award-winning cheeses.
The family operates a cheese factory called Craves Brothers Farmstead Classics in Waterloo.
They focus on conservation and sustainable practices, while considering what is best for the environment, the cows and the consumer. The cow’s manure is converted into energy and organic fertilizer through a manure digester located on their farm. The cropland is fertilized with the liquid byproducts and the solid byproducts (dry organic matter) are used as animal bedding and in a line of organic potting soil. In addition, the manure digester produces enough electricity to power the farm, cheese factory and over 300 area homes.
