BN Week 17: Bacon, blueberries and...nachos?!

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August 23, 2024

Hello from Together Farm!!

It's Bacon & Blueberry Week!! 🥓🔵

And, I know you think it can't get any better but we will ALSO have NACHOS and beer-battered onion rings for a limited time!

The nachos will feature MASA chips - made with organic corn and fried in beef tallow!

Burger of the Week: BB's B-B-Blue's

Farm-made Blueberry ketchup
Bacon
Blue Cheese
Basil Aioli
Baby arugula
Brioche bun, toasted with Butter
Brilliant.

Note that the "ketchup" does not contain any tomato ketchup. :)

This was the blueberry ketchup burger from a few years ago, this year's, we hope, will be EVEN BETTER! The Better BB's B-B-Blue's Burger, if you will.
(and, shoutout to the immortal Mister Fluffypants!)

Farm Store Sales

Allllll our different bacons are 20% off! Plus, all the blueberry things are on sale!!

Yes, the sale includes our bacon-onion jam too, as featured on the Good Fat burger! 🥑

Reminder that it's BLT season and that we also have lots of sugar-free bacons if you ever do no sugar challenges or have found a way to live that lifestyle (hats off to you my friend if you have 💪), NOW is the time to stock-up! 🥓

Thursday, August 22

Save 20% on the Burger of the Week

Trivia at 7pm: Disney! 🐭

Sounds like a lot of people want to come to this one (though people tell me stuff all the time so 🤷‍♀️) so I'd suggest coming early to save the best spot!

Want some warm-up questions:

Which Disney princess is the only one based on a real person?
Out of all the Disney films, one main character speaks the least. Which one is it?

Remember: if you dress up you get FREE Bar Bucks!!

Friday, August 23

Steph's Birthday! Help me celebrate turning 64!! (don't I look great for 64?!) 🎉🎉🎉

LIVE MUSIC from Josh White, 6-9pm

Josh White is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer born and raised in Louisiana but now calls Duluth, MN home. His range of music spans from Garth Brooks to, Kenny Wayne Shepard to Alice in Chains and Nirvana. As a solo artist with the ability to sing songs from a variety of genres; he performs the music that the audience in front of him wants to hear.

Bring your requests! Josh will have a QR code on each table for you to "phone it in"!!

Saturday, August 24

LIVE MUSIC from joe g, 5:30-8:30pm

joe g is a singer/songwriter from Marshfield, WI who combines Americana, folk, and pop musical styling with raw, personal lyrics that he hopes resonates with a broad audience. His originals focus on everything from love to pain, joy to sadness. You can expect to hear everything from his own originals to Johnny Cash, Amos Lee, Tom Petty, Elvis, Taylor Swift, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Marvin Gaye to Chris Stapleton.

Whether you’re singing along, or just chillin', joe g’s performance is a not-to-be-missed night of music! (and the weather is going to be awesome too!!)

Hopefully I long ago dispelled the notion of any perfection going on over here and so yes, I am aware that the music does not match the theme of the the week. Usually, we have blue's musicians this weekend but whoopsie daisy! That ball fell on the ground. Maybe next year we'll do it correctly again. So in a perfect world, that's what I would've done, but hey, I'm getting close to 70 now so cut me some slack. (Maybe don't hold your breath for future perfection. 😁)

Sunday, August 25

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

Updates & Reminders

Cup coozies are back in stock!! 🥤

Only 6 more official Burger Night weekends after this one.

Labor Day weekend we will NOT be open on Monday, we'll follow our regular hours.

Steph's Surprise Sale 🥳

You know what my absolute favorite cut of meat is of all the meats we carry?

Chicken Gizzards!!!

Ohmygosh, I just love them so much. They are basically little cartilidge-y chunks of protein and are just the absolute perfect snack.

This is the gizzards-to-go picture I sent my friend yesterday, trying to convince her to ride with me to do Menomonie deliveries. I still ended up going alone....?? Wasn't planning on sharing this with you all but this sale surprised even me!! (getting old has its perks!)

Why are gizzards so amazing?

Well, besides being super easy to cook (I just boil them) and then prepare (I just salt them, sometimes with a spicy salt to really shake things up), they are also:

super high in protein, about 44g/cup (same as chicken breast)
but better than chicken breasts if you're looking to lose weight
- gizzards are lower in calories than breasts
- gizzards are lower in fat than breasts
- but gizzards have the same amount of protein, plus so much more (they are an organ meat superfood!):
Vit B12
Niacin
Riboflavin
Iron
Phosphorus
Zinc
Glucosamine
Chondroitin

I would love gizzards even if they weren't amazingly good for you and so crazy easy but I've always loved eating all the cartilage off every piece of meat, so if you like that too and haven't yet discovered these organ-based one-step PROTEIN BALLS! Now's the time!! (You'll never screw around with making a peanut butter protein ball mess again.)

If you don't like chewy stuff I can't help you yet because I haven't made it past the boil-n-eat stage yet, but I promise there are ways: pickling perhaps? They can also be diced up and tossed in a soup or a stew. Got recipes? I'd love to see them!

Just another underappreciated "rock"star of an organ that can't wait to meat you.

And thus concludes my surprise birthday ode to gizzards. ❤

Hope to see you on the farm soon!!

Your farmer & friend (looking to someday take it to the next level of friendship where I try to bribe you with organ meats),

Stephanie Schneider

Burger Night Week 12 (of 23)

Burger Night is open, rain or shineThursday & Friday 4pm-9pmSaturday noon-9pmSunday noon-7pm We are halfway through Week 12 of the Burger Night season! And we are now also past the halfway point of the 2025 season. The weather appears to be relenting for this weekend! Looks like we're going to have no rain and 70s today and Sunday! How marvelous. (Next weekend is looking rainy again.) We've got another fantastic Burger of the Week. We haven't done this one since 2020 and we've revamped it significantly....most notably, we've added a little hat. :) And, our oldest daughter Mady has been working at Chipotle for a few years now so if the crema and pico remind you of anything from there, that's probably why. Cow in a Sombrero 2.0 🐄🌵 ✅ 100% grassfed beef patty ✅ Melty pepperjack cheese ✅ Cool, zesty cilantro-lime crema ✅ A scoop of our farm-made pico de gallo ✅ A generous slather of refried bean spread ✅ Crispy deep-fried corn tostada ✅ Topped with that golden toasted bun sombrero-style It’s crunchy, creamy, juicy, cheesy, and a little bit ridiculous (in the best way). It's hard to get a picture with that big brim in the way.------------------------------------------------ Saturday, July 19th LIVE MUSIC from Jack Willems 5:30-8:30pm Meet Jack Willems: a young, high-energy country artist who's turning heads across Northern Wisconsin. With a love for hunting, fishing, and country tunes, Jack brings an outdoorsy, Midwest vibe to every show. His viral TikTok performance of “Wagon Wheel” (3.5M+ views!) launched him into the spotlight, and now he's hitting the live music circuit with a mission to entertain. Jack’s shows are full of fun, heart, and crowd sing-alongs, don’t miss your chance to catch this rising star live and help support his journey! Jack Willems: young, high-energy, and recently viral on TikTok. Think acoustic classics, country vibes, and tons of fun.------------------------------------------------ Sunday, July 20th 1/2 off kids meals all day (note that this deal will be ending soon because we're replacing it with something even better!).3 - 5:30pm: Free Xtreme Bingo for the folks over 21 (deluxe prizes pictured below) and free Kids Bingo for the folks under 21! ✨ Remember, you can't win if you don't play! ✨ FARM FUN! Saturday, July 26th Farm tour: Real Farming, Real Food, Real Talk Take a peek behind the Burger Night tables and see what really goes into raising honest, regenerative food. From pigs to pastures, you’ll get unfiltered access to the farm, the farmers and the animals, with a few opinions on our current food and “health” systems thrown in for good measure. Must be 18+ to ride. Tickets here. Sold out? More spots may open up as we get closer, stay tuned! Sunday, July 27th Fungi Foray 🍄 As you've probably noticed, we're having another WET year and this is about PEAK season, so LOTS of shrooms are going to be found! During our last wet year they found nearly 100 varieties in 2 hours, so this year will be another great one! Tickets here. Don't wait to grab your tickets! We need time to arrange for additional instructors if the class gets too full for just Tavis to manage. Wednesday, August 20th Wine dinner! 6 plates + 4 wines. Tickets will be posted soon! For now, save the date! We have a group coming in for a farm tour and there are a few spots open on the wagon so we thought we'd open this up to the public - likely our only tour of 2025. Tickets. NEW: 18+ only please. Farm Store Updates New t-shirts are finally starting to roll in! You can grab your favorite one online too and we can ship these anywhere for a flat $9 (free for orders over $179)! Lots of our $99 Bundles of Month are packed and ready to go home with you and make cooking & eating even easier than pie (much easier, in fact). Speaking of dessert, before you leave the farm be sure to grab yourself a sweet treat for the walk to parking lot. Here’s what we’re currently scooping up: 🍨 Vanilla 🍨 Raspberry Cheesecake 🍨 Cookies & Cream 🍨 Mocha Mud Pie 🍨 Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 🍨 Cherry Garden 🍨 Mackinac Island Fudge 🍧 Mango Sorbet (dairy-free!) Come grab a scoop (or a flight!) and make your summer just a little sweeter. 💛 Two new TF shirts printed locally in Mondovi!! Grab yours today! Sold out? We'll be doing re-prints often so check back!------------------------------------------------ Sorry for the delay in getting this one out - there were lots of new things to add (with more on the way!). Love you lots! 💚 Steph ------------------------------------------------ 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 Don't take my word for it, check out the google reviews to see what others think, here's an example from Cindy: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great first time experience at the Farm. Friendly, organized bingo day of fun.