BN 22: Pizza BOTW + Sat Family FUN day

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September 27, 2024

Good morning from Together Farms!

Wow, so after a pretty tough weather year it looks like we are going to end strong!! How awesome is that?!?

I sure hope you can join us this weekend or next weekend to enjoy a little fall sunshine (both weekends are looking really great right now, but, as us seasoned Wisconsin weather-watchers know, that can all change in 5 minutes).

If you saw yesterday's email you already know the Burger of the Week and why we are doing it, so just a 2 second recap: It's Italian week, the farm is in Naples township in Mondovi (both Italian cities), Naples could be where wood-fired pizzas started, so gotta do a pizza burger.

Burger of the Week: The Jimmy Pesto 🍕❤🍔

Fresh-from-the-herb-spiral basil
Smoked provolone cheese
Smashed Italian sausage patty
Pepperoni
Roasted garlic marinara sauce
100% grassfed beef patty
toasted with garlic butter brioche bun

We do not have a picture of this burger yet and it's so named not because it contains any pesto but because my girls watch Bob's Burgers waaaaaaaaay too much. zoom!

People last night were LOVING this burger!!

Get the best of both worlds this weekend!
Pizza + Burger = ❤❤

🍻 Currently on tap:
Spotted Cow (New Glarus)
Cowbell Cream Ale (Bloomer Brewing)
Blackberry and once that's gone, Cranberry Lemonade Beer (Sand Creek)
Downtown Brown (Pearl Street)
Fluffhead (Zymurgy)
Gunpowder (The Brewing Projekt)
Honeycrisp Hard Cider (Maiden Rock Cidery)
Minnesconsin (Hop & Barrel)
Mudpuppy Porter (Central Waters)
Oktoberfest (Lazy Monk)
Warped Speed (Lake Louie)

Nobody took me up on the stein holding competition in yesterday's email, so LAST CALL: should we do a stein holding competition on Saturday, Oct 5th to celebrate Oktoberfest (goes until the 6th in Germany)? (could be the start of doing an oktoberfest thing here every year....just sayin...this is how those things start....)
Free to play, winner gets a TF beer mug and $50 in a bar tab good through 2025....what say ye?? 🍺🍺🍺

Farm Store Sales 🍕🍕🍝🍝

All things Italy are on sale: pizza, pasta, Italian sausage, so much more!!

Farm store bundle of the week: TF Italian sausage + Italian pesto + local, handmade pasta + pizza making kit (gf option), all only $29! Add some bottles of wine and you've got 2 nights of bringing Italy to your home!

Thursday, September 26

Open 4pm - 8:30ish pm

3-meat Jimmy Pesto BOTW is 20% off!!

Friday, September 27

LIVE MUSIC with Taylor Peterson, 5-8pm
Taylor Peterson is a singer/songwriter from Northern Minnesota and is something special. Taylor’s talent is undeniable and with her one-of-a-kind sound, she brings music to a space in a personal and authentic way, connecting the lyrics and sound to her listeners on a deeper level.
You can expect to hear a diverse mix of her original music, plus covers by artists like Elle King, Matt Maeson, Tyler Childers, Whiskey Meyers, to Dolly Parton and Lil Wayne.

Live music has been added to Friday night!! Weather is looking perfect!

Saturday, September 28

It's finally Family Fun Day!

12-4pm: Kids meals are Buy-one-get-one FREE.

1-2pm: KIDS MUSIC HOUR with Kori Riesenweber
Join us for a special music performance with Kori just for the kids (well, and kids at heart). This will be an hour of interactive music, movement, stores and fun!!

2-5ish pm River Valley Raptors! 🦉will be here with their owls, hawks and even a fun craft project for the littles!

2-5ish pm Whimsy & Wonder face painting 🎨

2-5ish pm Fun with Flowers with Hands & Feet Farm 💐

2-5ish pm Wine Sampling in the Store with The Fermented Connection (kids can't have all the fun)! 🍷

12-5: all kids stuff on sale in the farm store! toys, books, kitchen tools, clothing, candy (caramel apples!) and so much more! 😲
All day: giant bubbles, scavenger hunts, gunnysack races, free coloring books (with an educational twist), half off root beer floats and more!!

Note that face-painting and flowers will have a small cost (and River Valley Raptors are a non-profit that accepts donations), please bring some cash or plan to stop by our ATM.

See any updates about the event HERE and let us know if you're coming!

And then it will be back to our regularly scheduled Saturday night fun for all!!

LIVE MUSIC from Brian Bethke, 5-8pm

Brian Bethke is an American singer-songwriter known for his silky-smooth voice and lasting impact on the hearts of his fans and listeners. Bethke has release 8 album released with the help of Promotion Music Records & Broken Wrist Records throughout the years. Bethke' s health related battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis has limited his live performances availability so it is a real treat when you're able to see him perform live.

Brian enjoys creating AI images and I think the reason why is because if you look too long at this picture your head will start to hurt and music on a farm in real life, will be the only solution to take the pain away. Kudos Brian, kudos.

Sunday, September 29

Family Day! Buy one get one FREE kids meals all day!

UPDATES & REMINDERS

Sunday, October 6th is our official last Burger Night of 2024. We may do pop-ups if the unpredictable weather cooperates and we have no idea what 2025 might bring so plan accordingly!!

The "ish"s are back on Friday and Saturday night closing times since it gets dark early and can get very cold early. If you are coming after 8pm, call or text to make sure the kitchen will be ready for you!

The bar and fire keep going until everyone's had enough though. So no hurry there. :)

Remember a flannel!

Your farmer & friend,

Stephanie Schneider

Off the Hook Fish Sale is LIVE! 🐟

Our 1st Annual Off the Hook Fish Sale is LIVE and it really is Off the Hook!! ⚓It was exactly one year ago today that we announced a new partnership with Bering Bounty and let you know we had finally found some of the best food on the planet: Wild Alaskan fish.plus it's Lentplus a few of us just realized that we've been through 2 false springs already meaning real spring is pert near here and it's time to hurry up and lose some of that winter weight by eating clean high-protein and low fat (halibut).(Although a few others have decided this is the year the sweaters-in-summer fashion look sticks and we're eating all the Sablefish we want.)plus it's time to start getting really serious about Burger Night again so my ability to manage and run big sales like this will end 3/31 and then we'll all be waiting a long while before any more big sales come up. So: Anniversary + Lent + Weight Loss (or Maintenance 😂) + Burger Night is coming (56 days!) = OFF THE HOOK FISH SALE!! We will definitely plan on doing this every March but one thing with the state of Alaska is they are very strict with their quotas in order to ensure sustainability so we never know how much fish Captain Mark will be able to reel in - some of these cuts may not always be available but we are super stoked that right now they all are!!Salmon Lovers Bundle - savings of 27% plus a BONUS 5% + FREE item if you're a subscriber! Includes: King, Sockeye, Coho + Pink Salmon all wild-caught and never-farmed from Alaska's Bering Sea.We have a lot of new people here so we'll do a quick re-introduction.Because I'm constantly keeping an eye out for the best products I can find for you guys I serendipitously stumbled upon Bering Bounty last winter and was soooo excited! I had been looking for a source of good Alaskan fish FOR YEARS but it was either crazy expensive, mostly unavailable or a logistical nightmare. But the coolest thing is that Captain Mark is a Wisconsin-ite with his own small fishing operation (so a ma & pa, like us!).He harvests wild salmon, halibut, and other fish in Alaska’s Bering Sea, which are immediately processed, vacuum-sealed and flash-frozen there and then brought back to his home state so we can all enjoy some of the world's best and cleanest protein!We are his most northern location so we drive to southern WI every other month or so to do our own re-stocking for you guys. Captain Mark & his pet Octopus (not really) battling Alaska's Bering Sea "the cradle of storms" to bring us the healthiest, cleanest and tastiest protein in the world! 🌎(and yes, even better than our 100% grassfed/finished organically raised beef since the best beef still can't beat the Omegas and other nutrients in Salmon and Sablefish.)What's included in the sale In an effort to live up to the name, we have some pretty off the hook deals ranging from a minimum of 10% off to almost 40% off! 😲 Subscribers (free to join, easy to leave) will even get a BONUS 5% off plus a FREE item for life so really it's 15 to nearly 45% off!! No pressure, I often don't make the best decisions with my (+ Andy's 😉) money so I get it (note those percentages listed above 😂) but if you like good fish at all, NOW is the BEST time to stock up and save! Available raw fish portions from Bering Bounty: King Salmon portionsSockeye Salmon portionsCoho Salmon portionsPink Salmon portionsCod portionsHalibut portionsSablefish portions Like with the beef sale we think the star of the show is going to be the Sampler Bundle and we have 3 sizes to choose from: 1 of each fish (7 portions)2 of each fish4 of each fish: ships for free/reduced, the largest savings of all the deals at 38% off (before subscription savings are added) ✨In addition to the Sampler Bundles we also have the Salmon Lovers Bundle pictured above and a White Fish Lovers bundle which includes: 4 Cod2 Sablefish2 HalibutSave 30%!We even have a Buy 3, Get 1 FREE option for: CodCohoSablefishKing Salmon CaviarMix and Match all your different favorites to get free/reduced shipping and stock your freezer! Not only do we have Bering Bounty to bring us the best raw fish, but I also found Alaska Smokehouse so we also have a source of smoked fish!And, guess what? Smoked fish doesn't need refrigeration or special shipping so we even have a few bundles and a lot of products that can be shipped anywhere!! Right now we only ship our frozen meats throughout the Midwest but smoked & tinned fish doesn't need any special shipping so we even have a few non-perishable bundles, spices, cookbooks and pet treats in our Off the Hook Fish Sale that can be shipped anywhere!For more info on how to do a work-around if our online store tells you we can't deliver to you, see this article. Sorry for the extra step, it's the best our software can offer at the moment and once it's set up, it's super easy! But, wait. There's more! In addition to the raw fish and smoked fish we included a few more products in our Off the Hook Fish Sale: ButterSalt SeasoningsCookbooksDog & Cat Treats Obviously butter, salt and seasonings need to be included, what fun is fish without those??We are so happy to have also partnered with Nordic Creamery and we LOVE their butters. We just added their Pepper Butter (won the Gold last year 🥇) to our line-up, we'll see how it performs compared to our current best-seller, their Garlic Butter (won the silver last year 🥈). May as well try them all while they are on sale! Salt & seasonings....I mean salt is my favorite so we'll always have fun options there but check out some of our seasonings and sauces if you are ready to experiment and have some fun with all your fish! Scared that you are going to screw it up because you don't really know how to cook fish? 😬We've got cookbooks! And, as usual, we'll include some of our free recipe cards too or check out the fish-specific page on our website for cooking tips (Captain Mark prefers to cook straight from the freezer!) or our Recipe Page. We aren't the only ones that love fish - dogs and cats do too! 😺So we included some fun fishy treats for dogs & cats too, starting at just $2.70 - there's no reason to leave out our best friends! 🐶 We even have fishy-treats for our 4-legged friends!! (Lots more to choose from in the farm store if you can come visit!)I hope you’re as excited about our 1st Annual Off the Hook Fish Sale as I am!If you have any hesitation or questions, simply hit reply and ask away!Your farmer & a-fish-ionado friend, Stephanie Schneider