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Maple sugaring
In the news…
Oct 27, 2021
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I try to talk about climate change whenever I get the chance and in any context. This for broadcast on Denver News: https://www.thedenverchannel.com Our puppy makes his national news debut!
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Sugar Shack
May 25, 2021
In 2019, I finally got to work on our long anticipated sugar shack so that we could boil sap under cover & out of the wind. During the early spring, I cut down white pine trees that had been blown over or broken during the last two winters. With Chris’ help for a week in May
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Sugar shack
Nov 13, 2019
After years of talking about building a sugar shack to house our maple syrup operation, 2019 became the year of action. The work really began in the early winter making plans and designs and reading about how to build using timber frame techniques. My goal was to use wood from the f
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sugar shack…
Sep 29, 2014
A little slow movement on the sugar shack is to bring in some stones for to put the building on top. I filled in the hole where the top soil was removed. I had to wait until a good dry spell before bringing the truck in — with 22+ tons of stones, never mind the weight of the t
Read MoreLooking forward to winter
Sep 08, 2014
What?? Who looks forward to winter? We’ll I do when I’m starting out my little sugar shack for boiling maple sap. Of course, there’s a looooong way to go before it will be ready, but here’s the first step: clearing away some of the top soil. I’ve got i
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Maple Season
Apr 10, 2014
The 2014 maple sugaring season started with a drip and ended with a whimper — oh, what a season! We didn’t even tap our trees until March 8th, a full 3, if not 4, weeks later than when I usually get my first flow of sap. And, even then, it turned out to be too early as t
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Busy winter
Feb 08, 2014
So much going on, but little time to write! We went to the NOFA-NH conference last weekend and enjoyed a number of great workshops. We’ve learned about biodynamics, nutrient dense food, mushrooms, growing hops, orchards… Also getting ready for maple sugaring season. Chri
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Checking out the splitter
This week, I got to show off the wood splitter to my stepdad, Bill, as we worked on getting enough firewood for boiling maple sap in the spring. It’s a super cool, hydraulic splitter that works off the tractor. The best part is that it splits both ways, speeding up the whole
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