Newsletter & For Sale

Sweet Wind Farm

Sugarhouse & Farmstand

News from the Farm
Newsletter date: March 8, 2010

Well maple sugaring season is in full swing now. It got off to a slow start, with the temps staying cold for awhile. We've had a few good "runs" so far, and we are hoping that it will freeze at night to keep it going. It has to get below freezing at night, and above freezing during the day, in order for the sap to flow inside a maple tree. Ideal conditions would be around 20 at night and 45 at day. Since that doesn't happen every day, we don't always get a sap run every day. We never know what kind of season we are going to have until it is all over. Last year's season was quite short, not starting until March and all done with by the end of the month. The year before that was awesome, with the season starting in early Feb. and lasting until mid-April. So the length of days we get a continuous "freeze-thaw" cycle, and amount of sap runs makes a good or bad season. Arlow still has a lot of trees he'd like to tap, sap to collect whenever it does run, and boiling and canning to do after that. Susan is busy making all kinds of maple products like sugar candy and cream, and hosting many tours and classes for groups that come in, and helps with canning the syrup too. If you are interested in booking a tour, think about doing it soon as the calendar is getting pretty filled up.
Our 4th Annual Maple Festival will be held on Saturday, March 13th this year, from 10 am till 4 pm. Please read the description and schedule on the Events and Classes page. This is a great time out for you and your family, admission is free too! It is held rain or shine, and at this point the weather forcast is calling for rain, but we will persevere! Most of it is indoors anyways, just come prepared for muddy conditions for going outside for the tour or tree tapping demonstration, or even from just getting from your car into the sugarhouse! You can also come whenever we are boiling sap for our "Open House" times, please call ahead to see if and when we are boiling on any given day, although we will try to definitely have sap to boil on Saturdays. These days are the best time of the year to learn all about maple sugaring, when you can actually see it all happen. Sugaring season is usually all over with sometime in the beginning of April, so it is a very short amount of time we have to harvest this liquid gold. When it is all over and done with, it will be Spring! So make plans to come and visit us real soon, come smell the steam, and take a piece of traditional New England home with you!
"Taste the sweetness at Sweet Wind Farm"

Our Maple Products
Maple Syrup in 3.4oz jugs, Half pints, Pint, Quart, Half gallon, and Gallon jugs
Maple Syrup in Glass leaf shaped bottles, 50 ml, 100ml. and 250 ml. size
Maple Syrup in 40 ml and 50 ml "nip" bottles-great for wedding favors!
Maple Sugar Candy in individual cello bags, and boxed
Maple Granulated Sugar in shaker containers.
Maple Granola in 14oz. and 28 oz. sizes
Maple Jelly 8 oz. jar
Maple Cream in 1/2 lb. and 1 lb. tubs
Maple Lollipops in assorted shapes
Pancake mix in Buttermilk, or Buttermilk/Maple
Maple coffee
**NEW** Maple Baked Beans Kit
Gift Baskets made to order with any of above listed products.

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Live Christmas trees: Choose and cut, price varies from $20 and up. You also may choose to dig and wrap to keep your tree living for planting in your own backyard after the holidays. Trees for landscaping projects available any time of the year. Visit our farm for selection. Call ahead please at 860-653-2038.