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Seeking Volunteers
Are you 15 or older and looking for a way to get involved? We’re looking for hard working individuals who are willing to roll up their sleeves and put in some time working on and around the farm.
Turtle Lane Maple Farm is a labor of love – but sometimes there is more labor than the [...]
2010 Season is Fast Approaching
Actually, it is here! Only problem, we aren’t ready.
In all the past years, earliest we have had sap running is February 27th, and so that is what we prepare for. Imagine our surprise late last week when we figured out, OMG the season is passing us by. We have been working every [...]
Preparing for the holidays
Although the sugaring season is long been over for 2009, we have still been busy. There seems to be no end of cleaning, wood chopping and more cleaning. Throw in some re-bottling, candy and cream making for good measure, followed up by more cleaning.
As is the tradition of Turtle Lane Maple Farm, we will be [...]
Preparing for the 2009 season
Sorry to everyone that has come to the site so far this year and found terribly outdated content. We have been busy with life as well as getting ready for the season. Sometimes it seems we are stretched a bit too thin. But we are very excited for the upcoming season!
We are in the process [...]
Sap is Starting to Flow
The perfect weather for sap flow is daytime temperatures in the 40′s and overnights below freezing. As of Friday last week the forecast had 8 of 10 days meeting this criteria, so in anticipation we put in nearly 400 taps this weekend. However, the forecast has now changed and it looks like only [...]