Today is the first open house of the 2016 sugaring season! Join us today, or any Sunday in March (except Easter), to see how the sweet stuff is made. It’s a sure sign Spring is almost here to stay when you see steam coming out of the sugar house. We will be boiling sap toContinue reading “First open house of 2016”
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Last open house of 2015
This has been a very short season. Your last chance to see maple syrup being made at the Hardwick Sugar Shack is tomorrow, March 29, 2015 between 11-4. Joe and I are just leaving the farm now to go collect sap for tomorrow’s boil. Onyx and Pearl (our black and yellow labs) are awaiting ourContinue reading “Last open house of 2015”
The Season That Almost Wasn’t
Joe and I were beginning to think winter would never end and the spring sap would never flow! I’m very happy to report that Mother Nature has decided that spring will come after all, with the first boil of the MA maple season season happening yesterday here in Hardwick. Here are a couple of picturesContinue reading “The Season That Almost Wasn’t”
Still waiting…
I’m sorry to say there is still no sap to boil into maple syrup. Joe tells me he now has sap anxiety…we’ve never started the season so late. Usually we have the first boil in January, one or two in February, then every week in March. So far this year: zero, zip, nada. If youContinue reading “Still waiting…”
Where’s the sap?
In theory, today is the first open house. In practice, the maple season hasn’t begun. Mother Nature is on her own schedule, and this year the snow and cold has put off the start of the season. As I write this morning, Joe is down at the sugar house getting everything ready for when theContinue reading “Where’s the sap?”
Open house this weekend
After a VERY slow start to the season, we’ll be open this Sunday for our annual open house from 11-4. Given the forecast, it looks like we will be boiling. It’s been too cold most of the month for the sap to run. We need the cold, freezing night followed by the warm sunshine toContinue reading “Open house this weekend”
Season’s over, no open house today
Happy Easter! Because of the holiday we will not have an open house today. In fact, not only is it Easter today, it definitely feels like spring. With the warm temperatures, and no freezing at night, the season is over. No complaints here; it has been the best season ever for us. And it’s beenContinue reading “Season’s over, no open house today”
Today’s open house
It is a beautiful sunny day here today. Yes, it’s a little on the cold side, but the sun is bright and it’s early. I little more warmth today and the sap will begin to flow. We will be boiling today. Joe picked up all the sap from our many spots at Quabbin and aroundContinue reading “Today’s open house”
Open house today
This weekend weather has been PERFECT for making maple syrup. The sap is flowing like crazy with the warm weather and cold nights (yes, that’s the special recipe that makes the sap run). Yesterday we had over 2000 gallons to boil; today will be about the same, I would guess. Joe has already left toContinue reading “Open house today”
Open house 2013
March is here, and that means the sugaring season is here too! You’re invited to our open house held every Sunday in March from 11-4. So far this year February has seemed more like March. The sap has been flowing, and Joe has been keeping busy boiling in the sugar house. The sugar content hasContinue reading “Open house 2013”
Hardwick Sugar Shack 