Join us for Maple Weekend: March 24th & 25th

Maple Weekend 2012 is here and we will be having our annual open house, this Saturday and Sunday from 10 am – 4 pm. Come visit us to learn about the maple sugaring process and taste samples of pure maple syrup and maple cream. Visitors will have a chance to see our cows, sheep, and baby lambs while enjoying the scenic views at the farm.

This year we are also offering special Sugar Orchard Tours at starting at 10 am and 2 pm. Those interested will enjoy a short walk through the woods and see first hand how plastic tubing lines collect sap from the trees and deposit it in a collection tank before being pumped to the sugarhouse. Bring comfortable walking shoes and meet beside the sugarhouse five minutes prior to participate in one of these tours.

As always, we look forward to having you and your family join us for our annual event. Bring a friend this year and come learn about the tradition of maple sugaring at Windswept Maples Farm.

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Tapping a Maple Tree

Windswept Maples 2012

Sugar Season Underway

It’s that time of year again, when the beautiful process of making pure maple syrup happens. Windswept Maples will be open weekends through the end of March from 10 to 4 for public touring, sales of maple products and more. If you’ve been out before, you can attest to how children love to meet the farm animals and taste our syrup. If you have yet to visit the farm, you are in for a treat. We have cows and sheep for show along with a family of expert sugarmakers who can explain the maple process and answer any questions you have. Windswept Maples has been family owned and operated for over 200 years, and we would love to show you around. Hope to see you at the farm this maple season.

Production update

Ideal sugaring weather helped us make a significant amount of syrup this weekend. After several freezing nights last week, a warm stretch began Thursday night and launched the biggest run of sap we have had thus far in 2011. Boiling for at least seven hours each day we produced 135, 115, and 110 gallons on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday respectively. Friday and Saturday’s syrup was virtually all grade A light amber, and Sunday we made mostly medium amber. The weekend production pushed our season total up and over 500 gallons. Our goal when we began the season was 2000 gallons, so we are currently more than a quarter of the way there. Stay tuned as we seek our 2000th gallon in 2011.

Maple Weekend: March 19th & 20th

Join us for New Hampshire Maple Weekend, March 19th and 20th. Our farm and sugarhouse will be open to the public Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Each year in March we take pride in giving tours and answering questions about the maple sugaring process. This year we will offer free samples of pure maple syrup and maple cream. Visitors will get to see the syrup production process in action, and have a chance to visit with our cows, sheep, and baby lambs. We hope you and your family can join us for this special weekend event.

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Production update: 200 gallons

While the weather hasn’t been warm enough for a big sap run this week, we were able to boil tonight for a few hours. Our work this evening amounted to 59 gallons of grade A medium amber. This puts our season total up to 200 gallons.