What the hell does that have to do with being organic?Quote:
Originally Posted by spud
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What the hell does that have to do with being organic?Quote:
Originally Posted by spud
Unbelieveable
If you think that is bad then you should dig deep into "organic" guidelines. One would think it means producing without chemicals but some of the practice guidelines are crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maplewalnut
Organic does not mean simply that the product was done without using certain types of chemicals or substances. It also includes best practices for sustainability and land management.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maplewalnut
In the case of NOFA, they are a membership organization. Typically members get a chance to vote on such changes (or at least voice their opinions) at the annual meeting.
I had heard that they were going to start enforcing the 9" minimum rule. Previously if you had trees that were less that that, but you intended to thin (cull) them in your next forest thinning, you could mark them as cull trees and tap them in the interim. Apparently they found that too difficult to enforce.
video of our two releasers working with a moderate flow of sap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk-o...ature=youtu.be
I got: " This video is private, Sorry about that."Quote:
Originally Posted by sjdoyon
Let me try one more time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk-o...ature=youtu.be
looks like it worked that time. thanks for sharing it,, nice sap run there fore sure.
Well dug this old thread out, seamed to be an appropriate time for it. What's going on in the vt woods? With an abundance of help Sunday I felt like we made head way in the woods. Finally thanks to good friends and family it's coming together. Still got to wire the sugarhouse and plumb the RO. Then clean tanks and finish up the last section of woods. I think it's shaping up to be a good year, Im planing on tapping end of this month.
When's everyone else thinking they will tap in?
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I was able to tap 700 today. The snow was up to my knees (22-24 inches) and it was hard going. Things are going very good for me though and I hope to be all tapped in by the 15th of this month. Once I am all tapped in I am going to run another mainline on a lower section in hopes to getting about 200 more taps. The chains on my 4-wheeler have been a life saver for me this year. I think it's setting up to be a very good sugaring season.
Spud