maple syrup

We moved our family from the city to the country in the hopes of learning what our great grandparents knew. That's why we call this place A Learning Farm. We feel called to share all that we are learning—traditional skills, raising animals, caring for God's creation and stewarding the land. We do this through on-site workshops, summer day camps, farm tours, internships, and a quarterly newsletter, and by sharing up-to-date stories on this farm blog. We're so glad you're here. Welcome to the family!

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Gardening

Maple syrup and more

May 8, 2014
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Rory

Been a busy week here at the Grovestead. We finished bottling the last of our maple syrup on Wednesday. We collected a little over 2 gallons of syrup this year…

Boiling maple sap over home-built evaporator

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Tutorial

How to Build an Evaporator (from stuff laying around)

April 12, 2014
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Rory

Through a good amount of trial and error last year I figured out how to construct an evaporator to boil down our maple sap on the cheap. Then I forgot…