BN Week 16: Layers of fun & food & family & friends

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August 15, 2024

Hello from Together Farms!

It's Onion Week!! 🧅

Time to peel back all the layers of awesomeness going on this weekend. Or is it o-wesomeness?

Like Julia Child is quoted as saying in the new book pictured below:

It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the dessert.

But first, a fun announcement that is going to make winter a lot more interesting:

We can now sell bottles of wine in the farm store!!! 🍷

We just received our first delivery from Danzinger Vineyards and we'll keep adding other local wines and favorites based on your suggestions (remember, I don't leave this place very often so I'm not always aware of everything going on out there in the big not-TF world).

And since we're talking about the farm store, we just got in a few other things we think you are going to LOVE and restocked some of your favorites!

Avocado Asks is SUCH a fun book, you gotta open it when you're here. And HOLY COW the dough bowl candle is probably my new favorite candle (all the other candles were just restocked too!).

Okay, but we're supposed to talk about the farm store on Tuesdays, and my phone (not my mind) tells me it's Thursday, so let's peel that layer off and get back to Burger Night:

We are only doing a few brand new, first timer ever, Burgers of the Week this year and this week is one of them!

Remember, we aren't chefs, we had ZERO restaurant or public cooking experience prior to Burger Night so we really are just making things up as we go based on what's available.

Sometimes things work out and sometimes they don't, we're hoping this is one of those that comes back every year, see what you think:

Burger of the Week: The Big O 🧅

from-scratch French Onion sauce (like the chip dip, but better)
onion rings made from thick-cut Sweet Spanish onions
caramelized onions
100% grassfed beef patty
toasted onion Kaiser bun
optional: pickled onions from the Burger Bar

Phew! That's a lot of layers of onion-y outstanding-ness.

Brand new Burger of the Week so the only picture I can get you right now is of the diced onions being caramelized for the French Onion sauce.
Watch Facebook and Instagram for pictures when all comes together! Or, better yet, just come take your own picture of what will surely be an Outstandingly delicious & Original BOTW, if you're observant it should be pretty obvious.
Basically, you can tell us what the "O" in The Big O BOTW stands for.

Farm Store Sales

Ope, back to the store again where we will have alllllll the onion-y goodness on sale!!

Including our #1 best-selling Onion & Leek brats!

Thursday, August 15

Save 20% on the Burger of the Week

Trivia at 7pm: The Golden Girls 👵

Our always incorrect weather forecast says it's supposed to rain tonight, but we've thought that a few times now with trivia and it turned out to be a nice day and multiple teams showed up. So I'm going to be prepared for it and if you show up, we'll do it!

Friday, August 16

LIVE MUSIC from Ready SETH Go, 6-9pm

Seth Gamble is a musician based out of the Chippewa Valley. Performing under the name Ready SETH Go, he uses his gift for gab and a little humor to create an entertaining environment performing creative takes on popular songs.

We LOVE Seth!! Looks like it might rain (if you can believe the weather forecast 🤥) but we will be full-steam ahead if it's just rain - so come on out & enjoy what will likely be no wait.

Saturday, August 17

LIVE MUSIC from John Gay, 5:30-8:30pm

Singer-Songwriter, John Gay’s, gritty contemplative sound ripened in prison while he served a nine-year sentence for marijuana that started in 2011. After his release in 2017 John started performing his solo acoustic set at various venues around Wisconsin playing original music he wrote in prison along with covers of his favorite artists such as Jason Isbell, The Lumineers, Chris Stapleton, and Zach Williams.

I know I say this a lot, twice in this post as a matter of fact, but we love John too! (Just like the Burgers of the Week, the musicians everybody like, come back, while some just kind of fade away.)

Sunday, August 18

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

Other Updates

Weather pro-tip: check the radar - it might be beautiful here, even if it is raining by you. Storms are usually pretty localized - especially any red/crazy spots.

And even if it is raining here, we have our pavilion! Plus, you might get to enjoy a rainbow! And if you're really lucky, you might see one that appears to never really end. 🧐

Last night was our only Wine Dinner of 2024 and it was so fun! We'd love to do more dinners next year - if you know any willing chefs, send them our way!

Hope to see you on the farm soon!!

Your farmer & friend,

Stephanie Schneider

Burger Night Week 8 (of 23)

Burger Night is open, rain or shineThursday & Friday 4pm-9pmSaturday noon-9pmSunday noon-7pm Welcome to Week 8 of the Burger Night season and the official start of summer! The weather proves to be a formidable foe, but it at least looks like rain and cold are not going to be a major factor this weekend! In fact, the pendulum is swinging in the opposite direction but the heat can be beet! We've got oodles of shade, TONS of natural air conditioning and lots of cold drinks (win slushies!) so we'd LOVE if you joined us on the farm for some summer fun! We are slowly but surely working on adding more shady spots! The Weeping Willow is growing crazy fast but we are an impatient bunch and I wanted something now. Note that I know some of the furniture is on it's last "leg" but holy smokes is outdoor furniture expensive, so we'll keep slowly adding and replacing pieces, in the meantime, be gentle with what we've got please. ------------------------------------------------ I'm also pretty excited for this week's Burger of the Week: Beet, Feta Have My Honey! We made this one a million years ago - during the first covid year I believe - but you asked for us to bring it back this winter and, being a sucker for beets, I succumbed to the pressure (I think it was one person 😂). Roasted beets for this weekend's Burger of the Week: Beet, Feta Have My Honey! 😋------------------------------------------------Beet, Feta Have My Honey 🌱 NEW Garlicky roasted beet spread🧀 Feta crumbles🍯 Honey drizzle🐮 100% grassfed beef patty🍞 Toasted, buttery brioche bun Even if you don't love beets (🤨) this is going to be one of those "the sum is better than the parts" type of burger and you're still just going to have to try it!! The young'ins that work here are not expecting very many of these to sell, but I think we should prove them wrong and give them something to think about when it comes to the deliciousness that is roasted beets. So, whaddya say? Wanna help me reshape young minds? It will NOT look very much like this.... This is a picture of the first Beet, Feta Have My Honey BOTW we made several years ago and now we think we can make it EVEN BETTER! Come out and try v2.0 and let us know what you think!------------------------------------------------But wait, there's more! NEW! Now that we are restocked with two different types of beet kvass's we thought we'd do shots of kvass at the bar!! Not sure if you're old? One clue: You do well at tonight's Bird trivia. Second clue: You are really excited for non-alcoholic gut-health-promoting shots of kvass. Third clue: You know what kvass is! 😂 In any case, I hope you're more excited for this than you ever were for jagermeister! 🤮 We just got a ton of brand new ferments in from the Wise Goat that we'll slowly be adding online, unfortunately, these will only be available for on-farm pick-up or local delivery (can't ship them). We're loving these new kvass's so much, you can now order shots of them at the bar! Tomorrow you're going to wake up HEALTHIER from doing shots the night before - how's that for a twist?!------------------------------------------------ Thursday, June 19 Tonight's trivia is all about birds!! Trivia at 7pm: Birds 🐦🕊️🦅🦆🐤 Remember, we give prizes to 1st place, 2nd place and Last place. Bring your friends! (probably the more mature ones. 🙃) ------------------------------------------------ Friday, June 20 LIVE MUSIC from Chris Herriges, 5:30-8:30pm Chris is a highly regarded singer, guitarist and songwriter based in the Twin Cities. Among accomplishments, most noteworthy is probably the large amount of airplay garnered via independent promotion, for a number of original recordings on commercial radio (Rock, Top-40) throughout the U.S., primarily in the 1990's. Also, glowing reviews in many national as well as local publications, also primarily in the early to mid '90's. Can currently be seen regularly in solo-acoustic and duo performances throughout the Twin Cities area and greater Minnesota and Wisconsin. This will be Chris's first time at Together Farms! Let's give him a warm welcome! Like, really warm. Too warm? Nah. We've got shade and fans and wine slushies and cold beer and a pond full of snapping turtles and leeches if we get really, really desperate.------------------------------------------------ Saturday, June 21 LIVE MUSIC from Olivia Maro, 5:30-8:30pm Just a few of the artists she covers... Miranda lambertMaren MorrisZach BryanZac Brown BandTaylor SwiftChris YoungLuke CombsMorgan WallenKelsea BalleriniJon PardiLauren AlainaCarly PearceJo Dee MessinaKacey MusgravesMaddie & TaeLainey WilsonDolly Partonkid rockLuke BryanZac Brown Band and more! Who are you most excited to hear?? Come and check out Olivia Maro, an up and coming country artist who is going to come an sing you some of your favorite tunes! Don't miss this one!I think this might also be Olivia's first time! So, let's give her a warm welcome too! You be the fans! We'll drop the beats....and also beets.------------------------------------------------ Sunday, June 15 1/2 off kids meals all day.3 - 5:30pm: Free Xtreme Bingo for the folks over 21 (deluxe prizes pictured below) and free Kids Bingo for the folks under 21!It's BINGO WEEK! That means they are adding an extra ball to each round to INCREASE your odds of winning!! Let's win something BIG this week!! 🎉✨ Remember, you can't win if you don't play! ✨ Let's giveaway some prizes! Every Sunday at 3p, we play 9 games and give out either a huge fancy prize (like 1,000s of $$s) or a practical and modest gift with every round! It's BINGO WEEK! Which means you get a bonus ball to try to win EVEN MORE big prizes this week!------------------------------------------------ Heads up: Surprisingly, the 2025 season is 35% over after this weekend. Plan accordingly. Farm Store Updates Don't forget to checkout the BEEF restock! We've already got a few items selling out and the Bundle of the Month will be very soon (so we may redo it - watch for an update). All BIRD stuff is on sale! booksRaising chickensEgg cookbooksBirdhousesAttracting birdsDealing with squirrelsBird triviaBird poemsKids board books all about farm animalsTurkey huntingBird dog huntingBird poop and still more!!StickersStuffiesReusable egg cartons for you DIY types with a sense of humorSauces & seasonings for chickenFelt bird ornamentsChicken & eggs themselvesand more ....will all be on sale, all weekend! ICE CREAM UPDATE: The equipment is all here and all the product we need to get started. The health inspector is coming this afternoon to see if we're good to go and then it's time to order ice cream and get to dippin'! Bird trivia tonight but all bird things are on sale all weekend!------------------------------------------------ If you can't make it here, let's meat online instead! Thank you for your support during what is probably going to be an unbeetable Burger Night Week! Love you lots! 💚 Steph & the TF fam------------------------------------------------ No dogs, carry-ins or reservations (please let us know about groups though). $10 min on cards, ATM on-site. 📍 w93 Norden Rd, Mondovi, WI 54755 See the menus and learn more: togetherfarms.com/burger-night I am extremely biased that TF, the only "Burger Farm" in the midwest is pretty awesome, so don't take my word for it, check out the google reviews to see what others think, here's an example from Deanna: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a darling place out in the sticks. Well worth the drive to enjoy the atmosphere, burgers 🍔 and animals. The pigs were my fave. 🐷 Will be going back several times with our family each season! Oh, and the fries….🍟 SO good.