I really love maple syrup. I loved learning how to make maple syrup (heck, I’m always learning!). I love eating maple syrup year-round. I even love drinking maple sap. In fact, I wrote a whole book about maple syrup–that’s how much I love to make maple syrup.
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If you want some tips for making maple syrup, you have come to the right place. This is kind of the Ultimate Guide for a Newbie Sugarmaker right here, chocked full of answers to more than 20 questions you may not even know you have. Yet. Hi. I’m Michelle. Our family has been making maple
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We all need some great to-do checklists for life, no? Today let’s dive into a to-do checklist of 54 things to do every year for your homestead. For every season. For a downloadable, printable set of checklists (& useful homestead-related coupons & offers!) join my Subscriber Library. Or just keep scrolling for the complete lists.
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While you can collect sap in a bucket to make syrup, if you have a few dozen trees, there is a much easier way. Today I’m going to break down for you exactly how we collect sap using a few different pumps. Not only does this system make our lives easier, it also allows us
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Many readers have reached out to me over the past few weeks–now that the nation is at the peak of the sugarmaking season–wanting to know how to identify their maple trees. So today we’ll break it down, with some sure signs to look for.
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What tapped trees are going to give you delicious syrup? You may be shocked to know there are 32 tappable trees, read on for all the details… There are Many Trees to Tap… Hi, I’m Michelle. A backyard sugarmaker in New England, and author of Sweet Maple. And I’m here to tell you–you probably have
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It seems the question I get the most about how to make syrup is a pretty simple one–“What tools do I need?” If you’re just trying this out and only tapping a few trees for fun, you can keep it very low key. A few taps and buckets and a large pan over the fire
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Squirrels on a Maple Syrup Farm If you’re a sugarmaker, chances are you’ve gone head-to-head a few times with a squirrel who is after the same sweet sap that you are. Whether you own a large, professional maple syrup farm, a rural sugarbush (like our family), or just tap a tree or two in your
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I’m Kinda Obsessed With Maple Syrup I kinda love helping folks who want to know how to make syrup. So I talk about it in workshops across the country and I write about it. A lot. You’ll find a ton of information about how to make maple syrup ere on the blog and in the
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Looking for a link to order Sweet Maple? Look no further, order on amazon right here. (affiliate link) Or go here for a peek inside the book–including some yummy recipes! So I did these things… A few days ago I did this thing… and then another thing… While they seemed unrelated at the time yet,
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