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Burger Night Week 2!

Welcome to week 2 of Burger Night and it's a Big One! Tapped Maple Syrup will be here, our first Burger of the Week, the Rise & Shine, is out and we'll help you celebrate MOM this Mother's Day (friendly reminder it's THIS coming Sunday). ❤️ Thur & Fri: 4-9ishSat: noon-9ishSun: noon-7ishBOTW: Rise & Shine! Features a CROISSANT bun 🥐, 100% grassfed beef patty, cheese, thick-cut bacon, an over-easy egg (can fully cook it if you don't love the run) and drizzled with Tapped Syrup! Tapped will be here Friday from 4-?? sampling their syrups and meeting all of YOU!🍁 We'll also be doing 15% off ALL things maple ALL weekend! We've got all the syrups in all the sizes, cookbooks, sugar, sprinkles, pancake mixes (gluten-free too!) and more! Saturday's live music is with another favorite: Nick Hensley and the Love Songs For Angry Men, he'll be starting about 5:30. 🎵 Sunday we will have 10% off all the stuff in our store we think moms would love! Including: pottery 😍 including a limited edition Mother's Day vase from Rowe Pottery Works, cookie decorating kits from Beez Neez Cheesecakes and Sweets, cocktail mixes and candles! You could even make her breakfast in bed with our coffee, coffee mugs, scone mixes, fritatta mixes and breakfast sausages! And YES we do have 6 packs of Beez Neez cheesecakes to go! Flavors: White Chocolate Raspberry, Key Lime, Turtle, Oreo, Signature Salted Honey and Triple Chocolate. (Pro-tip: we will NOT be verifying if you are purchasing for yourself or your mother.) Sundays we also have our special drink menu: Winey Mary's (which were perfected last weekend using Remedy Bloody Mary Mix (no clamato here!) and Mimosas. ☔Open rain or shine. Be sure to check the radar cuz sometimes it's beautiful here even when it's raining in Eau Claire. 💵Cash is king at the bar (card min). 🐶No (more) dogs. We hope to see you!! (and so does your mom!)

Burger Night 2023 is HERE!

Burger Night 2023 is HERE! ➡️Thursdays: Open at 4, Trivia at 7 pm (Watch togetherfarms.com/cal for future updates/themes) ➡️Fridays: Open at 4, music at 6 (starting the 26th or if the weather is nice) ➡️Saturdays: Open at noon, music at 5:30➡️Sundays: Open at noon (watch for store specials!)NEW in 2023: -- The farm store! OMG....you have to check it out. 😍 -- After-music happy hour (aka Campfire Time) 🔥 (Andy asks that you use the wood as though you had to cut and stack it yourself. 😂) -- Amazing cheesecakes (and flights!) from Beez Neez Cheesecakes and Sweets, awesome s'more kits with handmade marshmallows and lots of other fun snacks & desserts. -- A Farm Bowl! High-protein & keto/paleo approved. -- Option to sub greens for fries. -- Open Sunday -- Murder Mystery Wedding (tix over half sold!) bit.ly/TixTF2023 -- Amazing Comedy Night lineups! -- Planned out Burgers of the Week (togetherfarms.com/cal) -- Gus the giant puppy!! 🐶 -- Foraging walk July 16-- and bunches of things I can't remember anymore but the Burger Night veterans will surely notice and appreciate. 🙂 As Usual: -- Open rain or shine! (Wanna talk to us or not have to wait? Come on less-than-perfect days.) -- no additional dogs needed, some might say there are already too many. 😬 -- there's a place & time for byob but Burger Night is not it. -- gluten-free options galore and vegetarians can sub a veg patty (and now greens!) -- Farm tours the last Sat & Sun of the month at 2 pm 🚜 -- On-farm camping & RV options (https://togetherfarms.com/stay) -- Cash is king at the bar and there is a card minimum -- Screened-in porch available to rent for private space -- TEXT "Burger Night" (no quotes) to 715-200-8333 for text updates -- the menus: togetherfarms.com/burger-night w93 Norden Rd. Mondovi, WI 54755We can't wait to see everyone - it's going to be the best season yet!! 🍔💚

12 + 😁 Reasons to Shop TF (aka Why You Are Above Average)

If you're reading this, you're above average.You may not realize it and if you do, well, it's still nice to be told how important you are because sometimes we forget how much our choices impact those around us....which impact the people around them and eventually ripple out to entire communities.....So here is your reminder of how big a deal it is when you buy local and shop small with your Together Farm's friends (any time of the year - not just the holidays!).In fact, I came up with the top 12 reasons + 1 fun bonus reason to shop local & small: Our meat tastes better (especially the pork - heaven's to betsy I can't even smell the industrial stuff anymore. I'm ruined for life!)Our meat is better for you: nutrient-dense + bio-available! Our animals are happier and have just one bad day instead of all bad days (plus those sad & stressed out hormones have to be impacting the health & wellness of the people eating them). Our food is safe (from the butcher's freezer to our freezer to your freezer 1-2-3, no intercontinental travel required!). You are supporting a small local family farm in addition to local family-owned butchers, shippers and many more (see last year's numbers). It may surprise you to learn that a lot of the big meat players (Smithfield, Tyson) are now owned by China and the beef industry is a hot mess since vertical integration is a little more difficult but the control is still highly concentrated in the hands of a few who are in court for running a monopoly and stealing from farmers and consumers. Awesome. Every 1$ spent with us or a farm like us is $1 less supporting this con job.You are building community & creating local jobs.For every $100 you spend locally, $68 stays in the community (versus $43 at national chains, I bet this is even lower for the online conglomerates like amazon).You are keeping your taxes down (cheap food has enormous costs that are just paid in different places) & keeping your sales tax in your community.You are supporting clean air & water. You are supporting wildlife. You are creating a sustainable future. You are creating a destination (Burger Night specifically) that will draw in more above average people and create huge local benefits.You have a choice & are getting what you want! (We give you more of what you want and less of what you don't - although we still haven't cracked that 1 lb ground beef supply/demand need but gosh darnit we keep trying!)Fun bonus: When you hit that "Place Your Order" button and the email comes through telling us we have a new order - Andy & I both smile, regardless of whatever might be going on around us....yes, even if we are sorting cattle and that one frickin' one keeps going the wrong way: Argh! 🤬 Oh look! An order! 😁So I guess the big question now is what can we do for you? It's already December so that means some of you have been done with Christmas shopping for a few months now while others of us are just starting to realize we need to be thinking about lists. Once you start on those lists you'll undoubtedly come across those hard-to-buy for people who need nothing and really only want things with price tags containing commas so then you start to think about practical and useful gifts but getting them underwear would be super weird. 🩲So, what do to, what to do??Enter the gift of MEAT! 🥩Practical: everyone needs to eat. It fits every size. Useful: we have great options for everyone from 13 different gift boxes to swag and gift cards!Thoughtful: you've introduced them to a great little local farm (which they've been wanting to do themselves but didn't know where to start) or they already know & love TF and always want more! I can keep going but I think we hit all the high points you amazing life-saving, world-changing excellent-gift-giver you! Available GIFT BOXES include: Bacon Me Crazy! Brat LoversBreakfast of ChampionsBYOB: Build Your Own BurgerGame Day (pictured below)The Dad Box (pictured above)The Grandpa BoxHot Hot Hot!! I Love Ewe! Snack Time! The SmokehouseWhole Farm DelightTo make your life even easier we can even overnight ship or deliver locally to the recipient on your behalf! Oh and I should probably mention that the gift boxes are not in a Christmas-only gift box but work for birthdays (I feel bad for those of you with birthdays around the holidays), housewarmings, whatever!Have a really long list?? Please reach out if are interested in customizing or ordering gift boxes in bulk for clients, co-workers, etc by calling/texting 715-210-4740 or emailing togetherfarms@gmail.com (with any questions really). We've also got meal kits (make an especially great gift for new moms & people that hate cooking!), 100% grassfed/finished beef & lamb, pastured pork & chicken, gift cards (for meat now or use at Burger Night later) and even some swag for yourself! No matter what you give or where you are - have a very Merry Christmas!!Steph

Apple Pie Pork Chop Freezer to Slow Cooker Meal

The weather is turning cooler and this recipe is the perfect accompaniment. Combining the most delicious pork chops from Together Farms with apples and the convenience of a slow cooker makes this a perfect dish.Ingredients3 pounds pork chops (thick cut helps prevent the chops from drying out but regular cut work too!)6 cups apples, sliced and peeled3 tablespoons maple syrup2 teaspoons cinnamon2 teaspoons cloves2 teaspoons allspice2 tablespoons arrowroot powderInstructionsTo freeze and cook later: Put all ingredients in freezer bag. On the day of cooking dump all the thawed ingredients plus 1 cup of water into the slow cooker on low for 8-9 hours or high for 4 - 5 hours.To cook now: Put all ingredients in the slow cooker along with 1 cup of water. Cook on low for 8-9 hours or high for 4 - 5 hours.To be really efficient: make one for now and freeze one for later!