Russ its like we grew up together here lol I know,,, met so many great people here and some still regularly see or talk to... Like I said, I'm not gone.... just on Hiatus. I will be traveling around for sure and will look up many of you during the season. Have a few buddys nearby whose wives will probably kick me out from over staying my welcome in their sugarhouses ha ha
Jim & Charlene Desjardins
Belchertown MA.
Had a good 13 year run, but circumstances ! and loss of tree use.. we are ending the Maple thing for now... maybe be back in a few years
www.Desjardinsmaple.com
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Sorry to hear this guys! I too use borrowed trees. The land owner is very good to me, but claims he may put the property up for sale. Scares the heck out of me, as I am on a shoestring budget, and just put up 300 taps there. Good luck, and as I am not too far away feel free to visit Goosebrook meadows Sugarhouse in Harrisville NH.
Two years boiling on a Leader half pint
2011 100 buckets,12 gallons made
2013 120 on tubeing 20 buckets 27 gallons made
2014 Leader King 2 x 6 Working on 400 + on tubeing
goal: 70 gallons
Jim I learned alot from your posts when I started on this journey in 2009. Just wanted to say thanks.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
jim the tanks and tools will live on sugaring in my care for many seasons to come. thanks and glad to hear you sold the evap, those guy seemed pretty serious about it.
2x6 leader WSE with AUF, hood,preheater
waterguy RO
leader 16 gal custom water jacketed canner
10 in short stack wes fab filter press
540 taps on tubing with vac & always adding
2- benders running 25" hg from GAST vac pumps
few stainless bulk tanks
1978 chevy 1 ton 4x4 dually
IH T340 dozer with 6-way blade
Hi Jim,
Sorry to hear your getting out of the maple fun. Seems like a long time ago when I pulled into Basket Weaver Rd to meet you Rick and Rooster.
We're just getting done cleaning up the lot enough to get into the trees. Boys are 17 and 12. Big help. Ever get into Vermont look us up.
Al Hayford
Pumpkin Village Maple
200 Buckets and two boys to help.
Al....been a long time for sure! Glad to hear the boys are still helping... Someday if I'm up in Enosburg visiting family I will look you up !
Jim & Charlene Desjardins
Belchertown MA.
Had a good 13 year run, but circumstances ! and loss of tree use.. we are ending the Maple thing for now... maybe be back in a few years
www.Desjardinsmaple.com
facebook Jim Desjardins
Soory to hear you have to get out "for now". I still am using the tank I got from you years ago.
Was that the big stainless Cage tank? that was a cool tank !!
Jim & Charlene Desjardins
Belchertown MA.
Had a good 13 year run, but circumstances ! and loss of tree use.. we are ending the Maple thing for now... maybe be back in a few years
www.Desjardinsmaple.com
facebook Jim Desjardins
Plastic cage tank. I lived in Troy then.
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