National Maple Syrup Day December 17!

Posted on by Jessica Boone

 

 

 

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Ian demonstrating maple is naturally good straight from the tree!

  • Maple syrup is 100% natural and organic, syrup is made by removing water – nothing is added!
  • It takes 40 gallons of sap from a sugar maple tree to produce 1 gallon of syrup!  It’s  a true  labor of love (or love of labor!).
  • Maple syrup  in vitamins  B2, B5,B6, niacin, biotin and folic acid
  • Maple syrup is rich in antioxidants
  • Maple syrup contains minerals such as calcium, iron,potassium, manganese, and phosphorous
  • Sugar maple

    Preparing sugar maples to be tapped for the first time.

     

  • Sugar maples (sometimes known as hard or  rock maples) are the primary type of maples we use to produce our maple syrup
  • Maple trees tend to be about 40 years old before they are first tapped – we minimize the damage to the tree when we tap, some of our trees are 100 years old!
  • Vermont Maple Syrup Grades Delicate Rich Robust

    Vermont Maple Syrup Grades
    Delicate Rich Robust

     

  • Grade A Golden Color with Delicate Taste
  • Grade A Amber Color with Rich Taste
  • Grade A Dark with Robust Taste

 

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67 years time to update

Posted on by Jessica Boone

On the concrete base of  support beam in the sugarhouse is written “old HAS 67 years”. That would be old Herm, Dale’s grandfather, he was sixty seven years old when our current sugarhouse was built. My dad is sixty-seven this year and he’s decided it might be time to do some upgrades! As I write,…