It’s peak season for your local farmers’ market. Shop local, save big. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s RTownShopper.com’s tagline and one that we believe in.

Farmers’ market advocates believe the markets help farmers stay in business as well as preserve natural resources. They also provide an opportunity for farmers and people from urban communities to deal directly with each other rather than through third parties and to thereby get to know and learn from one another. Wholesale prices farmers get for their produce are very low, often near the cost of production. Farmers who sell direct to the public without going through a middle man get a better price. It can be shown that the preservation of farmland is important for the health of the environment and water supply. According to the American Farmland Trust, sustainable and managed farms conserve soil and clean water and provide a habitat for wildlife.

Farmers’ market produce is renowned for being locally grown and very fresh and often features naturally or organically grown produce. You’ll find the season’s best vegetables, fruits, flowers, and specialty products all produced in Wisconsin. Farmers’ markets often feature meats that are raised humanely on pasture, handmade cheeses, eggs, and free-range poultry. Produce is picked at peak times, preserving the nutritional content of fresh produce. Since locally grown produce doesn’t have to travel far, the difference in mileage saves fossil fuels.

Check out RTownShopper.com for 50% off gift certificates to local restaurants, hotels, golf courses, hair salons and more.

Another event at EAA AirVenutre is KidVenture.  All generations live and breathe aviation with its hands-on, educational and fun, aviation-based demonstrations and presentations. They even get to build their own gliders and rockets! The young kids can even learn how to fly from the EAA’s “Learn To Fly Center.” The staffers at the event from NAFI will guide your child through important steps in the aviation decision making process for their future. Their dream of flight can become a reality at this event happening July 26th through August 1st.

You can also check out this video, to get a first-hand look at the adventure where “aviation is at the center of the universe!” Since you’ll be in Oshkosh for the event, check out these great restaurant deals on our site. These featured Oshkosh restaurants provide one-of-a-kind deals for a family of any size. You can also buy your tickets for this once-a-year event today and come July 26th, you’ll be flying high!

Catch the game on Monday, August 2^nd at Fox Cities Stadium. First pitch is at 7:05PM. These tickets are available at 50% off on RTownShopper. And just to make the night even sweeter, there’s a mouse pad giveaway.

Back in May 2010, the T-Rats traveled to Miller Park in Milwaukee for a big game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Don’t know any of the players? Get to know your main guys here. In the video, many of the players are genuinely excited waiting for the game to start. Right handed pitcher, Chad Robinson even tells us that his first impression of Miller Park is that he feels like a little kid again! The Timber Rattlers normally play on their home turf at the Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Bringing a big family or group to a baseball game isn’t always easy and it definitely isn’t cheap. But when you buy tickets on RTownShopper, you get to take the crew for half the price. Make a Timber Rattlers game the perfect summer outing with help from RTownShopper!

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If your life needs just a little spice

RTown has so many options for half the price

Check out our newly featured restaurant, Venue

They have 20 Different Burgers on the menu!

If you feel like you’re having a boring week,

Take your family camping at Deer Creek

Go see the Timber Rattlers when they play the Burlington Bees

Or just watch the game at Big D’s

If you love to golf, check out the Royal Scot Golf Course and Supper Club

Check out Steve Nuthals Massage Therapy for a good rub

Let your little ones try out martial arts

And the older ones will be thrilled to ride go-karts

There is a secret keyword hidden in this poem

You may use this if you’re cooking dinner at home

Bar Hoppers Pizza, Pagoni’s Pizza, and Papa John’s Pizza offer various locations to get delicious pizza throughout Wisconsin, perfect for any day this weekend! Right now we have a special contest going on and we are giving away four Papa John’s discount gift certificates. In honor of America’s birthday, we want you to post a picture of yourself (from your birthday) on our Facebook wall.  The four birthday photos with the most “likes” will each win a Papa John’s discount gift certificate.

So before you take off for the holiday weekend, post a birthday picture on our Facebook wall and maybe you’ll have more than one reason to celebrate on the 4th of July.

Even though RTownShopper.com is already sold out of Lifest tickets, they’re still available at the Lifest website. And if you can’t buy tickets, volunteer! All you have to do is apply online. A 4.5 hour shift will get you access to the entire event. And when you’re in Oshkosh for Lifest, RTownShopper.com is a great resource to get discount restaurant gift certificates or even find a place to stay with our discount lodging gift certificates.

At RTownShopper.com, we love our customers and in turn we want our customers to love our site. Our customers come back time and time again for the amazing deals we offer. You can find so many incredible deals ranging from discount festival tickets to discount dining gift certificates to discount hotel gift certificates. RTownShopper.com is where you can get more bang for your buck by saving 50% off at hotels, restaurants, golf courses, salons and more.

1. To give you, (our customers) more discount gift certificates to choose from.
2. To allow the businesses who participate on our site the opportunity to moderate the extreme discounts used to garner new customers.

When researching other discount certificate sites, we found that featuring one discount certificate a day created many problems for the business as well as the consumer. Imagine yourself as the owner of a nail salon and you employ 2 other estheticians. To drum up some business, you decide to sign up with a company that features your services, a manicure/pedicure on their site for $30 – normally priced at $60. Your company is the only feature for 24 hours.  Within 24 hours, 2,000 people buy a discount gift certificate to your salon. That same day, one of your two employees has to cancel her afternoon appointments just to answer the phone. Nine hundred people call that afternoon, many complaining that the line was busy for hours. You now find yourself overbooked and understaffed with half of your profit from the 2,000 certificates sold going to the service you used to promote this discount.

Over the next few weeks, customers complain because the service they receive is lacking. Your employees are overbooked and rushed which leads to an unfavorable costumer experience. Within a month, you have collected most of the discount gift certificates and business is starting to slow down. One of your employees comes across your Yelp.com reviews and there are over 150 from the past month, most of them unfavorable because of the rushed services your employees had to provide.

At RTownShopper.com, we want to give businesses more than just 15 minutes of fame. Most small businesses do not have the capacity to handle a major increase of customers in a short period of time. If that is the case, it will reflect negatively on your business and sour the experience for the customer. We want your customers to be happy and that’s why we offer many different discount gift certificates everyday on our site!

So everyone out there celebrating Father’s Day seize the opportunity to start a new golfing tradition. After all, that is what Father’s Day is all about: doing something fun to show your dad that you love and appreciate him. Maybe, just maybe, your Dad will even let you drive the golf cart!

No more pencils, no more books! No more teacher’s dirty looks! 

Northeastern Wisconsin schools are out for the summer, and children look forward to 3 months of summer vacation. Meanwhile, area parents wonder how long it will be before their darling children will be saying, “I’m bored.”

From preschool to high school, tweens to tots, we have discount family activities that will keep your children entertained. These local family activities are fun for the whole family, and as always, offered at 50% off the normal admission price. Keep cool this summer, while you keep cool cash in your pocket.

We add more discount certificates daily, so keep checking back. Simply log onto RTownShopper.com, click Recreation, and select Other Activities for a list of available discount coupons and family packages. Here are some of our current discount family activities:

Splash the summer away with 4 Discount Season passes to the Pollock Community Water Park of Oshkosh. The waterpark has something for all ages with water slides, a lazy river, splash pad, and sand play area.

Instead of bouncing off the walls, get the wiggles out with this discount coupon for 4 passes to Badger Bouncers of Little Suamico (just north of Green Bay). Bouncers for ages 5 and under along with bouncers for all ages keep everyone in the family jumping for joy.

Sports fans in the family can golf, race, and hit with our discount certificate for Badger Sports Park of Appleton, good for 1 round of mini-golf, 1 go-cart race, and 4 batting tokens.

Invite a few friends along and skate to music and laser lights with our discount coupon for 4 people to Skater’s Edge of Appleton.

Get active in the great outdoors and paddle the Wolf River. Our discount certificate to Wolf River Adventures of Shiocton is good for a 4 hour rental of a 2 person canoe or single kayak.

Before you know it, those 12 weeks of summer will be over. Summertime is fleeting, but so is childhood, so take advantage of your children’s vacation while you can.

Music comes outdoors during the warm summer months of Wisconsin. Outdoor music festivals abound throughout the Badger State, delighting festival-goers of every musical taste. Speaking of taste, what would a festival be without its flavors? Many festivals focus on the cuisines of specific countries, such as Ireland, Mexico, or Italy. Culural opportunites abound, but learning isn’t stuffy when it’s held out-of-doors. Hands-on exhibits, traditional dress, and history come alive to entertain and educate. Some festivals also offer opportunities to give back with charitable contributions and positive messages.

At RTownShopper.com, we’re currently offering discount admission certificates for Oshkosh Irish Fest and Lifest, two popular summertime festivals. Our certificates are good for 50% off the admission price, with NO LOCKOUT LIMITS on number of tickets purchased. (separate purchases required.) Enjoy a festive summer with RTownShopper.com!

Oshkosh Irish Fest

In its second year, the Oshkosh Irish Fest will take place June 11-13, 2010 at the Leach Ampitheater, Oshkosh. Irish Fest is a wee bit of everything Irish, held in Riverside Park on the banks of the Fox River in downtown Oshkosh. Bands such as the Rovers, Gaelic Storm, and the Elders enchant audience members with the sounds of Celtic-inspired music. Try some traditional Irish food and drink, and the little ones will find good cheer in Little Leprechaun Land. A Trip to Ireland Raffle, a Guiness Irish Toast Contest, and a Charity 5K Run/Walk round out the entertainment.

Lifest

Wisconsin’s largest Christian music festival will be held July 7-11, 2010, at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh. This “party with a purpose”  features speakers, camping, food, activities, and 6 stages with 150 acts. Festival-goers can participate in worship services, arts and crafts workshops, bonfires, cybercafes, video games, inflatables and more, along with an amazing lineup of musical acts.