Winter loosened her grip early this year, bringing sugar makers out from the warmth of their homes and into the woods to begin maple sugaring – a Vermont tradition. Steam now rises from sugar houses that dot the valleys as sugar makers, large and small, tend their fires. The warmer spring temperatures persuade the sugar maple trees to convert stored … Read More
It’s a funny place-this in between seasons ~ winter leaving, spring awaiting. The hope of new life lingers long in the evening air only to be numbed by the morning chill. Excitement and anticipation fall from the tiniest branch on every tree, waiting for the sun’s warmth to burst forth life from their tips. And this, in between seasons, that … Read More
Join me today as guest writer at Carolina Farmhouse Kitchen. Learn the secret to making your very own Maple Candy! With our move to Vermont Grand View Farm, we dug our feet deep into the roots of Vermont’s agricultural heritage. Bringing back a farm that had laid fallow for 75 years, we brought new life to the property. We filled … Read More
The calendar reads “March” and all thoughts turn towards sugaring season. Visit Carolina Farmhouse Kitchen to read my guest post this week about how we make make our very own Vermont maple syrup here at Grand View Farm. Please leave a comment and share your own favorite sugaring season or maple syrup story.
