Last week was the annual NH Maple Producers Meeting which means the season is near.  Brian has been busy the last few weeks getting things in order.  The stack to the evaporator needed to go back up with a fresh paint job.  Spiles and buckets had to be cleaned.  Some new buckets & spiles were ordered to replace old worn ones and we’ll have some “DIY” sets for customers to buy too.  Next week looks like the start of tapping while the temperature hovers around freezing.  Then we will wait.  Everyone wants to know how the season will be but we can’t predict Mother Nature’s whims.  The summer and fall weren’t too bad for the trees.  It was a bumper seed year for maples.  Wish for lots of  mild days and freezing nights.  That weather over the next 6 weeks will make the season a good one.  At least there will be no need for snowshoes right now.

And we can’t forget to say “Go PATS”.