Our Maple Syrup Season Has Begun

Well, our farming season has officially started with the tapping of the sugar maple. On average we tap around 100 trees and end up with around 20 gallons of finished maple syrup. The making of maple syrup is something I have done since I was a kid in these very woods. Each year is a little different from the last but the beautiful nature of the work and spending time in the woods is good medicine, and of course filling our pantry feels good as well.

[@TroyJastal]

It's all sap! Straight outa da tree sap........we're in deer camp widout whiskey.

[@joyonthelandwithrufus8115]

Classic! Little heavy on the sap don't cha think?

[@MartyG144]

Drippity drip!

[@joyonthelandwithrufus8115]

My favorite commentor :)

[@LizGross]

Thanks for showing this! I’ve never seen a gravity-fed operation like this; just buckets.

[@joyonthelandwithrufus8115]

Thanks for checking out the video Liz. We started off using buckets but have been using the line system for years now. Gotta take advantage of our hills, it makes our syrup life just a bit easier.

[@wholeviewfarm]

Looking good Joy and Rufus! We've already collected over 200 gallons this year on just 37 trees with buckets. Looking forward to seeing how your season goes.

[@joyonthelandwithrufus8115]

Been thinking about you guys and wondering how the season is going. We just canned our first batch today. It was so good! I think Joy canned around 5 gallons. It's been a good season so far!