Looking into our future sugar season
I was wondering if anyone is preparing differently with all the Covid-19 news and fears? I was concerned that looming restrictions may affect material supplies from suppliers. I ordered everything I could think of last week and it's all been delivered. It was a big expense I usually spread out, but I now have everything in hand and I can shelter-in-place and make syrup here on the farm. The wife is retiring 12/1 so we'll both be able to work in the shack. I just hope my markets are still there come spring and summer.
Since I'm not doing anything else I stated prepping the shack and making up drops today. I put a new vinyl floor down in my filtering area and I installed a new head tank I bought this summer. I am getting a metal to replace the back of my arch tomorrow and installing a new flue collar for my stove pipe. I made up a few drops today and will make a few whenever I am bored. Upping my taps to 150 this year, I sold out this fall and got two nice orders for next year, so with an extra hand in the shack I'm doing more.