Shoot For Rogers!

Mark your calendars!  This Saturday, 4/21, from 10am-4pm, Morrisville State College's Conservation Tri-Society & Outdoor Recreation Club bring you a 40 target archery shoot, hosted by Palmer's Archery in Bouckville, NY.  It is only $5 to shoot the course, plus you receive a complimentary raffle ticket, hotdog, chips, and drink!  All proceeds will go to the Roger's Environmental Education Center in Sherburne, NY.  There will be many chances to win prizes- including our pure maple syrup!

Click here to see the official Shoot For Rogers flyer

Feathered Frenzy Grand Opening & Open House

This past weekend was the grand opening and open house at Southwind Farms in Otego, NY.  We were one of the vendors in their newly renovated shop.  Many families visited the farm, which has many animals and birds to enjoy.  They also have a very interesting greenhouse, in which hyrdoponic and aquaculture systems are utilized.  They have a variety of fresh locally grown vegetables and meats for sale.  We will be one of the many vendors here on the 2nd Saturday of every month.  Join us for a taste of maple!

Locally produced items in the shop

A few of the many visitors

Sugaring Season Comes to a Close

Tapped Maple Tree

Sugaring season has officially ended, and we are now in the cleaning process.  After maple season, cleanup is always a tedious, time consuming task in which everything is sterilized, from the tiniest tool or piece of equipment to floors and walls.

This season was not as productive as we had hoped.  The unseasonably warm weather and the number of consecutive nights it didn't freeze made it hard for the sap to continue to run.  However, we decided to stick it out and continued to draw sap as long as possible, collecting a total of 146,210 gallons of sap. This year's yield of approximately 2,200 gallons of syrup did not come close to last year's 3,000+.  Even so, we look forward to next year!

A Tap