Chief of Operations writes: Sugarmaker Trump?? 2/18/17 I am exiting our sugarbush after a twelve-hour day of tapping. The snow I’m treading on has morphed from pristine powder this morning to mashed potatoes as warmer weather has burst on the scene. Except for the small patch of light from my headlamp, I am enveloped by hushed… Read More
Sapshine
Dear Reader, A symptom of these harried times is that I thought for sure I had published a blog post yesterday but this morning discovered it was still in the draft folder. Yesterday has vanished like the snow. I’ll start a fresh post. There is a flood warning for today through Sunday evening, prompted by… Read More
Strong Thaw
WEATHER: Looking back, it’s rather a blur. The sunny, mild stretch triggered a weekend sap run, then the mercury dipped enough to freeze the hoses running from here to there. Yesterday not much thawed out since the temp hovered just above freezing. Today is different; at noon it is nearly 50… Read More
Sap’s Running
Here is the long-awaited official confirmation: Sugar Season 2017 at Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm, Stowe, Vermont began on Saturday, February 18th. What does this mean, sugar season began? It means the maple sap began to flow from the earth up through the roots into the trunk defying gravity up up up to the lacy twigs… Read More
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