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Ready and raring to go

by Don 3/9/2023 9:31:00 AM

This winter we traversed the sugarbush in snowshoes to manage 17” of accumulated snow. We took one pass through to clip off the old plastic spiles and replace them with new. We waited until February 17 to start tapping . The weather was very pleasant and a rare south facing tap would show signs of sap . Very little has happened since. Occasionally a day in the mid or upper 30s would generate some weeping sap flow but not enough collect. We remain patient and prepared.

International Maple Syrup conference

by Don 11/2/2022 2:27:00 PM

  The International Maple Syrup Conference was held in La Crosse WI last week. Our maple syrup submissions were awarded Blue Ribbons but not judged in the top 3. This photo however, was awarded First Place in the photo contest. 

THE SOMERSKOGEN 500!

by Don 4/15/2022 9:50:00 AM

On Wednesday the 13th, we hit 500 gallons of finished syrup for only the fourth time in our 29 year history!👍. With last years drought, and the atypical spring we are experiencing, we felt this might be difficult to achieve. Being beset with mechanical issues of a plugged RO and a vacuum pump failure, we were nervous that some of the runs would be missed.Fortunately the timing of these 2 problems occurred during lulls in the flow. I guess sometimes it is better to be lucky than good! We are experiencing temperatures 20 deg below average, so we may yet get one more run this weekend or early next week . Check back for updates.