Category Archives: Maple sugaring

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’...

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...

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...

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...

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.  Chris Bridge came to the rescue and helped...