Thanks for sharing that! Always interesting to see things like that.
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Thanks for sharing that! Always interesting to see things like that.
Good one...:lol:
I would make sure that you have liability insurance. I get mine through Farm Family and it covers my home, sugarhouse and sales.
In terms of packaging, I find that most restaurants want gallon...
Yeah, I've had that happen too. It is a sad day and that ropey sap was nasty and hard to get out of the pans if I recall correctly.
I'm not. It will be over when it's over. We've had warm weeks and cold weeks. Eventually the warm ones will win out. This week looks pretty warm though. I think next week looks more seasonable...
I picked up about 100 gallons off my taps in Woodstock today. Sap was flowing well there but not so well down in the valley in Somers. Not sure how well it will run this week with the temps in the...
I'm a bit behind everyone else and only started tapping this weekend in Somers. I tap trees in different bushes from the CT River Valley to spots in higher elevations east of here. I put in 130...
Hi Gabe...I tried sending you a PM but it says your message queue is full. Sorry. I also apologize about the tardy reply by Dad has been in an out of the hospital so my attention has been...
Once a week would be fine if you know the number of taps and amount you're collecting each week. I actually do the same thing.
I'm looking at seasonal temperatures and its impact on sap volumes. ...
Thanks. I see the data but I'm wondering if you happen to have the location of the collections? It doesn't need to be specific but the town would be good.
I'm looking to see if any producers have or would be willing to share some sap collection data for research purposes. I have my own data set from sugaring over the past 30+ years but I'm looking for...
The issue has to do with secure and insecure content. I do some Web development and have been for nearly 30 years. Modern browsers expect all elements on a Webpage/site to delivered via HTTPS aka...
Looks like there could be an early run this week after the cold that we had but I think I'm going to next weekend (2/3). Next week looks seasonal around me and I don't think I would get enough this...
Last year was really warm and unusual in that we didn't have any long sustained cold weather. I've been sugaring for 32 years and keeping weather records for 38 and last year was one of only 3 for...
OK...good to know.
I have an unopened bottle of Atmos defoamer from last year that has been at my sugarhouse and I'm wondering if it's still good. There doesn't seem to be an expiration date on the bottle but I would...
Those references mean nothing to an informed consumer. Believe me, outside of maple producing regions if you use the term maple syrup, people think of Log Cabin or Vermont Maid. To them that is...
If I labelled a product in big bold letters "MEAT" and then in a tiny font said "like product" and then said that my product tastes like meat because it's made from meat, you're going to assume that...
I think everyone should make a call or send an email.
This is about as misleading as I've seen. First Log Cabin packaged their "natural syrup" in a plastic jug to make it look like maple syrup but at least they called it "Natural Syrup" but how can you...
I think tests like this could be useful anywhere. Ropey and buddy syrup can happen everywhere but yeah, it will be a useful tool, if the price is right. I know some producers won't care about buddy...
I thought this was interesting:
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v16/100
A researcher developed a sensor that will detect changes in a drop of sap and using that they predicted what batches...
Thanks for the feedback. The total distance is about 1500' based on satellite measurement. The lower part of the field appears to be 80' lower than the road. That's a bit more than I thought. I...
I think it's one of those things that if you don't know about something it makes sense. Then when you think about it some more, it doesn't make any sense. We know what the tree does and how it...
One of the farms that I tap is looking to expand the number of trees that I tap. I currently have about 150 taps in lines along the road and several bins. The new trees run perpendicular to the...