Poem: Last sap bucket
Mar17

Poem: Last sap bucket

I walked the same hundred acres that my grandfather did so many decades ago. A slight fog was burning off as I crested the hill at the center of the property and looked out over the hundreds of New Hampshire sugar maples. A family tradition at first and then a very lucrative business for my grandfather, early mornings collecting the maple sap from each tin sap bucket followed by late nights feeding the fire in the sap house. He was a...

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Warner spotlights sap house tours, pancakes and syrup contest
Mar17

Warner spotlights sap house tours, pancakes and syrup contest

Warner’s maple producers join with the town’s organizations and businesses to create a town-wide maple celebration. Seven sap houses will be demonstrating how they turn sap into maple syrup and other maple treats: Baker’s Syrup, Bates Maple Syrup, Courser Farm, Kearsarge Gore Farm, Rogers Maple Syrup, Turyn’s Tap’n & Sap’n What’s Sappenin and Young’s Sugar House. Each sap house has a unique personality, and they’ll have different...

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Tapping into the sweetness
Mar17

Tapping into the sweetness

Give cabin fever the boot this March by celebrating New Hampshire Maple Month. The maple season is ramping up and maple producers across the state will be opening their sugar shacks to share their sweet products and the maple making process. People from across the Granite State have the opportunity to experience one of New Hampshire’s most beloved traditions. Will Streeter of Mac Hill Maple in Tamworth said that during Maple Month,...

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Where to go to find syrup around the capital
Mar17

Where to go to find syrup around the capital

In need of a sugar rush this weekend, head over to your local maple syrup maker as Maple Month peaks with Maple Weekend, March 19 and 20. Contact sugarhouses before you go to confirm hours and programs. Many will be hosting additional activities from pancake breakfasts to horse-drawn rides. Here’s a sampling of where you can find New Hampshire Maple Producers Association members around the capital area: Concord Mapletree Farm 105 Oak...

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