Maple Brook Farm and Reber Rock Farm will be opening their doors to visitors Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30th from 10am to 2pm both days. Maple Brook Farm has raised cattle and produced maple syrup for generations. After installing new lines in an old part of the sugar bush … [Read more...] about Maple Weekend in Reber!
Maple Sugaring
Reber Rock Farm Fotofeed #5: Getting Ready for Sugar
Click on a photo for a larger image view and to read short captions. Read the complete captions below for the full story and learn more about what’s happening at Reber Rock Farm in Essex, NY! And if you missed the previous RRF Fotofeeds check them out below once you have … [Read more...] about Reber Rock Farm Fotofeed #5: Getting Ready for Sugar
Full and By Farm: Snow Challenges Sugar Collecting
Last weekend's promise of warm sunny days left us disappointed and chilled. The temperatures just made it above freezing Saturday morning, only to drop off by the afternoon. The sun barely making an appearance at all. Since tapping Friday we collected a little sap in the buckets, … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Snow Challenges Sugar Collecting
Full and By Farm: Sugaring Season
Sugaring season is in the air now, an exciting time not just for the promise of days and evenings spent by the fire and the sweet, sticky goodness of fresh syrup straight from the pan. It's also a promise of warm weather and sunny days, the first tender green leaves of spinach … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Sugaring Season
Essex Farm: Maple Sugaring
Hear the most recent news from Essex Farm directly from Kristin Kimball below: Of all the work we do on this farm, sugaring is the sweetest, even if you don’t count the end product. Is it even work to spend a sunny late-winter afternoon tromping through the woods, from tree to … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Maple Sugaring