Maple

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Another Maple Season is in the Books

By Aaron Lefland, Forestry and Stewardship Coordinator The 2015 maple sugaring season was anything from typical. Due to an unusually cold and snowy winter, the sap did not start flowing until mid-March, almost a month later than most years. In addition, warm temperatures in early April shortened the usually 6-week […]

Maple Sugaring: Boiling

By Aaron Lefland, Forestry and Stewardship Coordinator For decades, Land’s Sake has been continuing the New England tradition of turning the sweet sap of Sugar Maples into delicious maple syrup. Each year, we tap hundreds of trees, collect thousands of gallons of sap, and boil the sap in our evaporator to […]

Maple Sugaring: The Sap Run

By Aaron Lefland, Forestry and Stewardship Coordinator For decades, Land’s Sake has been continuing the New England tradition of turning the sweet sap of Sugar Maples into delicious maple syrup. Each year, we tap hundreds of trees, collect thousands of gallons of sap, and boil the sap in our evaporator to […]

Maple Sugaring: Tapping our Trees

By Aaron Lefland, Forestry and Stewardship Coordinator For decades, Land’s Sake has been continuing the New England tradition of turning the sweet sap of Sugar Maples into delicious maple syrup. Each year, we tap hundreds of trees, collect thousands of gallons of sap, and boil the sap in our evaporator to […]