Island Lake Farm

04/24/2026

We always strive in providing our customers with quality meat, and are stocked up and ready for a busy 2026 season!
We are excited to offer these new items this year:
***Jalepeno/Pineapple Brats
***Viking Brats
***Chorizo
These and all your other favorite pork products will be available at our summer markets
Cuyuna Range Farmers Market
Main Street Market Downtown Brainerd

04/05/2026

It has been a busy last couple of days welcoming these new additions to our farm.

03/17/2026

🥩 Freezer looking a little empty?

Good news! Select cuts are on sale right now in the Headwaters Beef Cooperative online store.

Stock up on pasture-raised beef from farmers and ranchers in the heart of ranch and lakes country. Whether you're planning burgers, steaks, or sloppy joes, now’s a great time to grab a few favorites while they last.

✔ Pasture-raised
✔ Raised by local producers
✔ Real beef, raised right
Take a look at the sale items and restock the freezer:
https://headwatersbeefcooperative.com/store

Make sure to check out some of our producers Brakstad Family Farm & General Store and Flying W Ranch.

02/11/2026

Headwaters Beef Cooperative - Capture the Value of Well Managed Grassland. Rocking K Ranch has been practicing rotational grazing for decades, focused on healthy land and healthy cows.

Meet the board of Headwaters Beef Cooperative
Our Vice-Chair: Miles Kuschel
Miles and Sarah are raising the fourth generation on the Rocking K Ranch on the western edge of the Foothills State Forest where they raise Black Angus Cross cattle using Rotational Grazing. They are active within various community organizations and enjoy sharing Agricultures story.
"The love of the land and livestock makes us proud to raise our kids and cattle here, and we fully believe it is a lifestyle worth carrying on."
Learn more about the Kuschels and Rocking K Ranch here: https://mnbeef.org/raising-beef/meet-minnesota-producers/the-kuschel-family

01/18/2026

09/25/2025

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH ONLY...

MYSTERY BAG
In this bag we will include $75.00 worth of our pork products for $50.00.
The first 10 customers to purchase our mystery bag will recieve a free 2 # bag of our storage onions. These onions will keep for 8 to 9 months if properly stored.
There is a limited amount of Mystery Bags. First come First serve. Once they are gone, they are gone.
Stop by the Main Street Market Downtown Brainerd to pick up your Mystery Bag tomorrow from 9 to 2.

08/15/2025

Our rock has been found!!!
Thankyou to everyone that came out in the rain.
Come see us tomorrow at the Cuyuna Range Farmers Market and see if you can find our rock to win a package of snack sticks.

08/15/2025

Happy Friday!
We are all set up. Come on down to the Main Street Market Downtown Brainerd. Look for this rock to win one of our pork products.
Don't forget to stop by and wish Doro a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

08/13/2025

08/08/2025

Congratulations to Emerson today for finding our rock. A ham steak is exactly what he was looking forward to winning when he found the rock. Follow us on Facebook for more updates.

08/08/2025

Once again we will be hiding this rock somewhere in the Main Street Market Downtown Brainerd today. If you find it bring it back to us and we will reward you with a select pork product.
Can you guess what pork product it will be today?

08/02/2025

Congratulations to Oliver! He found the rock and brought it back to redeem his prize.
We will be having a scavenger hunt to find this rock throughout the month of August at both Main Street Market Downtown Brainerd and Cuyuna Range Farmers Market.
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