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It was an unexpected sap run today following another snowstorm keeping the stop/start season plugging along. I’ve said it a few times before, this next week looks promising for spring to finally get a foothold and get the sap chugging. At this point our wood supply is getting a bit lower than I’d like, mental…

After a prolonged absence and epic snowstorm that left us with 32″ of snow, things are warming back up slowly and we had enough of a run today for a short boil.  The sugar content of the sap is back up to 3%.  We’re prepping for the annual Sugarmakers Openhouse this coming Saturday…the weather forecast…

Well, so goes Vermont in the “springtime”.  After a few on-again, off-again boils we’ve now hunkered down for a blizzard.  I just hauled myself inside from the first round of plowing, there’s a least a foot on the ground and still coming fast.  After record warm January and Febuary, we’ve had to endure below zero…

After a record warm February, we grudgingly went ahead and tapped last week.  I guess I need to let go of the old Vermont rule that you tap on Town Meeting Day (1st Tuesday in March).  Or right after Town Meeting day, since we’re always up to our necks in budgets, new dump trucks and…