Maple Sugaring

Saturday, February 8 & 22 | 10:00–4:00

The time of freezing nights and thawing days has come...and the smell of maple syrup is in the air! Help farmers collect sap in the woods, make syrup in the sap house, and taste whole wheat pancakes. Lunch will also be available for purchase.

Visitors can also learn how to bring the operation into their own backyards, with tree tapping demonstrations. Dress for the job: the work has sweet rewards, but it can be muddy, icy, and windy in the sugar bush.

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Hands-On Learning

Ice Harvest

January – February

Learn how people take advantage of the seasons to meet their year-round needs. What are the unique properties of ice and why are we cutting it now? Use simple machines to cut, lift and store heavy blocks of ice. Then come inside to explore the science of ice cream as you churn and sample a batch.

Maple Sugaring

January – March

What is sap and why is it in the tree? Can you tap any tree to make syrup? Enter the sugarbush areas to tap trees, collect sap, and learn about the different modern and historic sugaring methods used in the woods. At the sugar shack, see a working evaporator and learn how the final steps in the process have changed in the last century.

The farm staff will lead students on a brief walk between the sugar bush and the barnyard, while teaching ways to identify different species of trees. In the barnyard, cut and split the firewood needed to boil sap into syrup. Finally, walk through the open-hearth kitchen and see pancakes being made with flour ground from wheat grown right on the farm...and take one with you to taste with syrup you helped make.

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