How do you cross the river? (not that old chestnut)?

Question

Remember the fox/chicken/grain question with the farmer who has only enough place in his boat for himself and one of the items? No?

This time I'm adding a fourth dimension. Same three items (fox, chicken, sack of grain), same boat capacity, but this time you have a limited number of crossings (3)...

Your mission as the Farmer is to transport the fox, the chicken and the grain over the river in your boat. To begin with, you are on one side of the river with the three items and you have to cross to the other side.
If left alone, the fox will eat the chicken. In turn, if left alone, the chicken will eat the grain.
You may cross the river only three times.
How do you do it?

Answer 1

This is too hard for a Friday.
I'll eat the chicken, make the fox into a Davey Crocket hat then take the boat downstream in the hope of meeting someone I can trade the grain for booze or crack with. There's **** all on the other side worth mentioning.

Answer 2

is swimming an option. You can swim along with the boat while the boat has both the fox and corn (1). Go back (2). And then take the chicken across (3).

You could also look for a bridge downstream.

Answer 3

bring the cichken, then go back without the chicken and get the grain ... leave the grain and bring back the chicken then take the fox and leave the grain , then drop the chicken and f** I am getting confused !...

Answer 4

in 3 crossings??

Take chicken
return empty
Take fox
Retrun with chicken
Take grain
Return empty
Take chicken

Can't see a shorter way

Answer 5

Can't figure it out, though, in my favour the time is not ideal, my brain is full already. I hope this is not something really silly.

Answer 6

id get a mexican to carry us all across

Answer 7

Feck off!
Too complicated.........

Answer 8

chicken first.. lolz