How TF Ended Up Nominated in 13 Best Of Categories (Hint: It Was Not My Marketing Skills)
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November 21, 2025
If you ever needed proof that word of mouth is still the most powerful marketing tool on earth, here it is!
Together Farms was nominated in thirteen different Best of the Chippewa Valley categories!
That is not a typo. Lucky number 13. Our biggest year yet!
- Best Organic Farm
- Best Family Entertainment Business
- Best Place to Buy Meat
- Best Food Event (Burger Nights at Together Farms)
- Best Restaurant for Gluten-Free Dining
- Best Restaurant for Outdoor Dining
- Best Special Event Venue Small (Under 100)
- Best French Fries (Non-Franchise)
- Best Fried Cheese/Curds
- Best Restaurant Atmosphere
- Best Burger
- Best Shop for Gifts (Together Farms farm store)
- Best Restaurant Worth the Drive
- Best Place to Impress Out-of-town Guests
You might be asking yourself the same question that I asked myself when I saw the list. How in the world does a business that does not post consistently on social media, does not send the Sunday recipe emails like it promises (sorry!), and does not even text regularly keep growing? And how does it end up popping up in all these categories??
The answer is simple: You.
Together Farms is on the map because you talk to people about us.
You tell coworkers to come out for Burger Night.
You drag friends here to see the farm.
You tag us in your posts and stories.
You create reels that make our place look as magical as it feels in person.
You share our meat with your families (and really good friends).
You tell people where to find 100% grassfed beef, pastured pork and a really good time.
You continue to overlook all our faults.
And when polls come around that help guide locals on where to go and what to do, you take a minute and click our name.
So yeah, our marketing basically depends on you gossiping, but it is the wholesome kind. 😊
The Midwest kind. The kind that builds community instead of tearing anyone down. This is small town communication at its finest. As is being demonstrated in the photo.
Being recognized in all these categories is humbling and exciting and maybe a touch confusing for me, but mostly it is a reminder that this place means something to you.
It means enough that you talk about it when we are too busy or too tired or too overwhelmed to talk about it ourselves. That is not something we take lightly.
But we haven't won yet!
So if you have a moment and want to toss a vote our way in the categories you think we actually earned, here is the link (or when you are on the Best Of site do a search for Together Farms):
Every vote helps more people find us all year long since the Best Of magazine and website are probably the most used and trusted resources for finding things to do, places to be and people to support around here.
We could not be more grateful for the community that keeps this little farm growing.
Love you lots!
Steph & the TF Family
