We went for a ride in the country and ended up touring a Maple Syrup Farm! I really enjoy REAL š Maple Syrup …so this just made my day!
That’s a Soybean field in the foreground. The Maple Syrup Farm also farms Soybeans and corn.
This is the young farmer who is showing us how they tap acres upon acres of Maple Trees! It’s all done with tubing and the sap all runs down hill to the Sugar House.
I was amazed that it is done this way …as I thought the sap was still collected in buckets. Some smaller operations still do collect the sap in buckets.
Sweet Man is learning how it’s all done!
Maple Trees Store starch in their trunks and roots. During January/February/March when the days are warmer the sap flows up into the tree trunk and flows out into the tubing. Then during the night when it is cold the sap flows back down into the roots of the tree. This is an ongoing process through the spring. The sap gets collected and is boiled down into Syrup.
I was given this fabulous Syrup yesterday by the young farmer. We enjoyed it immensely on pancakes today for lunch.
I hope you get to enjoy REAL Maple Syrup on your pancakes! It tastes soooo much better then the kinds found on your grocery store shelf. Most of them are made from corn syrup.
That must have been so neat! Thanks for sharing the photos and info!
Maple Syrup at its finest! Thanks for stopping by.
I admit it – I’m a maple syrup snob and proud of it. š There really is nothing like the real thing. And, if you really want to appreciate the miracle of sap running from a maple tree and boiling down to syrup, you’d need to see it for yourself. It is an amazing process. š
It is! I toured a Maple Sugar House during the month of February a few years back and saw how they boiled it and turned it to Syrup! An amazing process indeed!
Iām a Maple Syrup snob as well!
Nothing like real maplpe syrup. Yum.
Itās the best!
How delicious! You’ll have to do a follow up post on eating pancakes with the maple syrup!
Letās just say… it was delicious! We gobbled up the pancakes before I could take a picture!!
Another benefit of the northeast climate, Nance. Sweet photos and I mean it!
Fun times! The farmerās two young children were with us and it made it so fun!
Yes itās all about this climate that makes that awesome Maple Magic!
What a picture perfect farm! It looks like something from a painting. I can understand how this is a visit to remember. It is always very interesting to visit different types of farms, to see where the real food comes from. Thank you for sharing your visit.
Thanks for stopping in as I know you have had busy some days!
This was a farm that was encompassing all the seasons for its production! Smart on this āYoung Family!ā
That is indeed very smart to fins something that you can grow for all seasons. Quiet a feature.
Only real maple syrup in this house! What fun to see where it comes from.
It really was a fabulous tour! This is a young family … their name is actually Young as well. They are taking full advantage of ALL the seasons of food production on their farm. A smart family!
We enjoyed the syrup the next day on pancakes!
Thank you for reading! š
A fascinating read and now I really want maple syrup and pancakes!
You must find some! Itās fabulous! Thanks for enjoying!
Thank you so much for the tour, Nancy! Beautiful photos of the farm. š
Thank you Amy! Glad you enjoyed!
Oh, Yum Nancy. Guess what I’m having on my pancakes this morning š
I sure hope maple syrup! Is it available in Australia!?!
By the way… I am liking your new theme on your blog!
š yes, but sadly, I only buy pure Canadian Maple Syrup. Was fortunate enough to be in Montreal for work back in 2008, and have been hooked on it ever since. (I love my new theme too – just playing with a ‘project’. Fingers crossed it publishes correctly, or at least as I believe it will.)
Canada is not far away from me so much he Syrup from this farm most likely tastes the same!
Good Luck with your project!
Thank you Nancy
Sounds like a Fun experience and now I want some waffles with lots of butter and maple syrup. Great photos as well.
Thank you! It was such a fun day!!
What an interesting tour. I love ārealā maple syrup, there is no comparison to that store bought stuff. Have a great week, Nancy!
I am so happy you saw this post.
Did you know that Maple Syrup has different colors as well. Warmer days brings darker color in the sap. Some say it is richer in flavor. We saw little samples throughout their season. You could see when the days warmed up and the sap was darker!
I love maple syrup and after a trip to the North east during a fabulous Fall tour, the Captain and I brought home several bottles of real maple syrup. I did not know the syrup was graded…A and B, so we learned new things as you did. Isn’t life grand?
It is indeed!
Thanks for sharing this story… learn something new everyday š
We do …donāt we??
I have been traveling, plus I have guests at the moment. I will be over to check out your beautiful blog very soon. š¤š¤