Maple Sapping [General]
2010 Mar 5
Check this out--I really try not to combine business and ottawa foodies, but i think there are folks/families here who would be interested...it is a great outing...Families in Nature Sunday afternoon outings are back!
March 7: Signs of spring-with Martha Webber. Chickadees calling "spring's here." Tap a maple tree, taste the sweet sap.Watch for herons returning -- they nest early on Carp Ridge. Beaver break the ice to come out from their lodges and in search of food (Lots of beaver ponds on the Ridge). Watch the eastern sky for the bright star Arcturus, the first real promise of spring. First Sunday of the month at the Learning Centre,1:30 pm, $10 per family of four ($2 each additional person). Read more on the Families in Nature page @ www.ecowellness.com (learning centre). Hope people will find this interesting and fun for families. Directions/details available on website.
March 7: Signs of spring-with Martha Webber. Chickadees calling "spring's here." Tap a maple tree, taste the sweet sap.Watch for herons returning -- they nest early on Carp Ridge. Beaver break the ice to come out from their lodges and in search of food (Lots of beaver ponds on the Ridge). Watch the eastern sky for the bright star Arcturus, the first real promise of spring. First Sunday of the month at the Learning Centre,1:30 pm, $10 per family of four ($2 each additional person). Read more on the Families in Nature page @ www.ecowellness.com (learning centre). Hope people will find this interesting and fun for families. Directions/details available on website.
2010 Mar 6
I can highly recommend a super outing for the family in a very rustic and more down to earth outing without the commercial feel of Fulton's is Fortune Farms just west of Almonte on Wolfe Grove Road. A really nice drive on Wolfe Grove and a family run farm. There, you will experience entertaining tour, learning about sap making at different periods of time and the methods used. We go every year with our grandchildren, entertained by "the Kettle boys" and their special brand of humor. Check it out!
www.fortunefarms.ca/
www.fortunefarms.ca/
2010 Mar 6
I'll second Fortune Farms. We go every year with our kids and have a lot of fun. We've also been to Wheeler's - very good but the drive up that hill when it is muddy is not so fun. Wheelersmaple.com
We also go to another pancake house just for the food and since it is not very far from Fortune Farms combines for an almost full day outing. When I remember the name I'll post. The wood for the building was all from downed trees during the ice storm.
We also go to another pancake house just for the food and since it is not very far from Fortune Farms combines for an almost full day outing. When I remember the name I'll post. The wood for the building was all from downed trees during the ice storm.
2010 Mar 21
We went back to Saffire Farms yesterday and spent the whole day collecting sap, boiling syrup, clearing brush, and making maple candy and taffee. Unfortunately I was out clearing brush while the kids were inside making taffee, so I missed that part on video.
But my video of sap collecting and boiling and what not is uploading right now so I'll post it when ready.
But my video of sap collecting and boiling and what not is uploading right now so I'll post it when ready.
zymurgist
This is the first time I've been sapping and I could not believe how much came dripping out right away. This is the only photo I tried to take and it was perfect because it was dripping so fast.
More pics and a video to come.