Ecological Renewable Energy Evaporating our maple syrup over a wood fire is not the easiest way to concentrate sap... but we feel strongly that it’s the best. It is the traditional manner which has been used for... Ecological Sugarbush Management
Reverse Osmosis Sap from sugar maples is 2 percent sugar. By law, Vermont maple syrup is between 66.9 to 68.9 percent sugar, which is a higher standard than most other US states and Canada. It takes a lot of energy t... Ecological
Wood Fired Boiling sap over a wood fire is not the easiest way to make maple syrup, but we believe it is the right way because it is carbon neutral. Industrial producers of maple syrup use oil fired evaporators.... Ecological Sugarbush Management
Stop at Excellent On April 12, 2020. the snow was gone, but it was still freezing at night and the sap was running. The weather forecast for the next 10 days indicated more freezing nights but very warm days, as high a... Sugarbush Management Tasting
Making the Grade Maple syrup is graded by light transmission, or color. Syrup changes color as temperature and time play with the sap. The coloring of syrup is affected by several factors and each factor can influence...
Tapping the Trees In February, while the snow is deep and the temperatures stay below freezing, we start tapping the trees to be ready for when the sap starts to run. The trees need to be at least 25cm in diameter befo... Sugarbush Management