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It’s over for another year
It’s official, the 2019 maple season is over for us! Joe has been working out in the woods pulling taps. It was a less-than-average year
The View of Spring
I began the season with the sound of spring as sap plopped into the bucket. I’m ending the season with the view of spring with
Reverse Osmosis
As I write this, Joe is down at the Sugar Shack running the sap through the reverse osmosis machine. That process takes the sugar content
Sunday open house
The phone has been busy ringing today, Saturday, asking about the open house. Yes, we are open SUNDAY, March 24. But not today, I’m sorry
Storm Cancellation
Because of the storm, the open house for today is cancelled. It’s a good day to stay inside and read in front of a fire,
The Sound of Spring
I love the plop, plop, plop of sap in the bucket. Listen closely and you can here the sap flow increasing as the sun comes
Collecting Sap
Joe and I are just back from collecting sap. It’s cold outside, but will be warm tomorrow when the evaporator is going! Join us at
Open house 2018
This was the picture from my back deck just a few weeks ago. Winter was lovely, but now the view is very different. The spring
Last open house of 2017
This is it—your last chance in 2017 to see us making maple syrup! The buds are starting, the temperature is evening out (less variation means
MA Maple Weekend
Massachusetts is celebrating Maple Weekend! Come join the fun during our open house tomorrow, Sunday, March 19 from 11 to 4 pm. Along with seeing
Visit from MA Agriculture
Thanks to the team at the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, who are out visiting Maple Farms in support of MA Maple weekend. We appreciated the