Long before we started making maple syrup at the farm (or before we even owned the farm) – our good friends Dan and Jackie told us stories of this incredible maple syrup shack that Jackie’s dad, Scott, worked at every year. The general gist was that each year Scott, his Read more…
It’s hard to imagine that the last post I made here was in April. I guess it goes to show how fast time flies these days. I can’t believe 2025 is almost gone but I’m also looking forward to things slowing down as they always do for the next couple Read more…
Maple syrup season had a slow start for us this year. Last year the weather was right where we tapped the trees at the end of February and we did our first boil on March 3rd. This year we tapped on March 2nd but only because the forecast made it Read more…
I have been anxiously waiting for maple syrup season to start since it ended last year. We’ve been doing maple syrup for a couple of years now but last year we started taking things more seriously with an eye to start selling the syrup this year as our first farm Read more…
I won’t lie to you folks – I’ve been looking forward to spring since last summer. The farm is a busy place most of the year but tends to calm down for a month or two early in the year when it’s just too cold to do anything outside. While Read more…