This season has been full—in every sense of the word. Beyond the usual whirlwind of tapping 1,300 trees, setting up the sugar shack, and trying to remember all the things that need to happen before the first boil (which, no matter how many years we do this, always feels like a scramble), we added something […]
The first open house of the season starts tomorrow, March 3 from 11-4 pm and continues every Sunday in March with the exception of Easter Sunday. Come watch how we tap, collect, and boil sap to make maple syrup. This week I ran down to the sugar house in between meetings. I had spent most
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I snapped this fun picture at our first open house this past weekend. Jake and Craig stepped outside the sugar shack for a breath of air after being in the steam all day. Yes, Craig was calling his wife to update her on the progress. Sugaring does not play well with any type of schedule!
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This is my first post of the 2023 season—but we’ve been boiling the whole month of February, which felt more like March. The seasons are changing, and the boiling season is starting sooner and ending sooner. This is me tapping trees in January. Well, if I’m honest, I’m schlepping stuff around for Joe and he
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Walk where we tap trees, pick up maple syrup, and enjoy the outdoors. 11-4 on Sunday, March 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2023. Since you’ve been inside staying warm this winter, it’s easy to come down with house-atosis. Yes, I made that name up. But it feels real. And the cure is simple: get out
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Walk where we tap trees, pick up maple syrup, and enjoy the outdoors. Since you’ve been inside staying warm this winter, it’s easy to come down with house-atosis. Yes, I made that name up. But it feels real. And the cure is simple: get out of the house and into fresh air. March is sugaring
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Walk where we tap trees, pick up maple syrup, and enjoy the outdoors. Since you’ve been inside staying safe from COVID and the winter weather, it’s easy to come down with house-atosis. Yes, I made that name up. But it feels real. And the cure is simple: get out of the house and into fresh
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Well, these are weird days. This Saturday and Sunday was supposed to be Massachusetts Maple weekend, which of course has been cancelled (like everything else) due to coronavirus. Joe and I discussed our plans for our scheduled open house tomorrow. We decided to cancel, doing our small part to minimize contact. We will be here
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With daylight savings today, there will be lots of sun to soak up. Join us today with this lovely sunny weather. We have lots of sap to boil, and Joe just bottled syrup for the open house. The quarts are still warm!! Open from 11-4. Visit the Hardwick Vineyard & Winery, Hardwick Farmers Co-Op, Mimi’s
The open house season at the Hardwick Sugar Shack starts tomorrow. We began boiling much earlier this season than any other year (3 times in January!) and have continued the pace. Of course we are hoping that the cold to warm weather fluctuations continue. It’s that oscillation between freezing and thawing that makes the sap
