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Maple Syrup English Pudding

Blog: Mohawk Valley Trading Co.   -   Sunday January 29, 2012   -   By Betty

This is not a traditional American-style pudding. It is more similar to a dense cake Ingredients: 2-inches of scraped vanilla bean or ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 egg 2 T butter 3T sugar or ground Demerara sugar 1 c flour ¼ t salt 2 t baking powder ? C...

Last Minute Christmas Special

Blog: Swiss'er Sweet Maple   -   Sunday December 18, 2011   -   By Barbara

Need a last minute Christmas Gift idea for that "sweet" person this holiday season? Check out Swiss'er Sweet Maple's Country Gift Arrangement. Our Maple Country Gift bag contains everything you need for several holiday breakfasts.  Pancake mix,...

A "Sweet" gift this holiday season

Blog: Swiss'er Sweet Maple   -   Saturday November 12, 2011   -   By Barbara

Looking for a "Sweet" gift this holiday season? Why not consider a maple gift arrangement or a container of maple syrup from Swiss'er Sweet Maple? Maple season or "sugaring" takes place in late February until early April, however, with a...

our first run for the season

Blog: Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Tuesday February 22, 2011   -   By Michael

   Well, I took the first run of sap over to Leon's so to cook it down. He showed me the new pan(new to us) he bought--yipe,  it is something, that's for shur. Last year we used a huge flat pan this year we're cooking with an older syrup pan...

On the farm

Blog: Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Friday February 18, 2011   -   By Michael

Most of the winter was spent running around to seminars, trade shows, and auctions. But now that the snows are melting we are really hitting the work hard. Maple sap will start running soon and we got a woods were the sap has to be pumped out every day...this...

Sorghum Pressing

Blog: Liz and Paul's Farm   -   Wednesday January 12, 2011   -   By Paul

We work hard producing our sorghum syrup, but have a lot of fun with it.  In the fall we harvest the cane and press out the juice in an antique roller mill. Then we cook down the juice to syrup, similar to the process for cooking maple.   ...

Westminster Farmers' Market Report for 07-09-2010

Blog: Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Friday July 09, 2010   -   By Dean

Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights Farm More Ketchup Trials Give Me Better BBQ Sauce and Simple Catalina Dressing   Vegetables, Goat Cheese, Cheddars and Goudas, Beef, Pork, Artisan Breads (including...

Hurricane Farm in the Blog-o-Sphere: "It's Hip!"

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Monday June 07, 2010   -   By Chris

Though neither "Up-To-the-Minute" nor "Late-Breaking," (sorry, we just found this article from last Winter) this blog commentary offers an interesting perspective on local, sustainable farming.  http://nutmegnewssource.blog...

Dandelion Blossom Syrup AND! Cream of Dandelion So...

Blog: At Home in Nature   -   Sunday May 09, 2010   -   By Mary

Dandelion Blossom Syrup   Recipe from Prodigal Garden. http://www.prodigalgardens.info Makes just over 1 pint (2 cups) Ingredients 1 quart (4 cups) dandelion flowers 1 quart (4 cups) water ...

Spring Work

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Saturday April 03, 2010   -   By Chris

The maple sugarin' season was very short this year with a low yield.  We made about 25% of what we made last year.  Lucky for us we have a very diversified farm and we don't rely on one product/season.  My advice is that if you are looking to...

Westminster Farmers' Market Report for 03-26-10

Blog: Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Thursday March 25, 2010   -   By Dean

Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights Farm Don’t Miss This Incredible Opportunity to Vote for Healthy Food! Mass Local food orders are now open and they will be closing on March 29 th . The next delivery day is April...

Westminster Farmers' Market Report for 03-12-10

Blog: Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Thursday March 11, 2010   -   By Dean

Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights Farm Take up your Forks! You Can Now Begin Eating Seasonally in the Wachusett Region! Seasonal Maple Syrup: Your Vote Counts! Vote for Local! Our maple syrup...

New things around the farm

Blog: Edge of the Woods Farm   -   Saturday March 06, 2010   -   By Dana

We have been growing for 15 years now and my kids have always known when spring is close by the addition of seeds being placed in the back room of the house and the glow in the house at night with the grow light being turned on.  Well this year it has...

Of Rust and Tools

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Friday March 05, 2010   -   By Chris

Not sure what it is...but most everything around here has a bit of rust to it.  Sort of makes it better, I think.  

First Batch of 2010 Maple Syrup

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Tuesday March 02, 2010   -   By Chris

We had the evaporator firing late into the night over this past weekend and our results yielded our first batch of 2010 Maple Syrup!  The full moon was out, the steam was rising from the pan, and Hurricane Farm's Official "Taste...

February 2010

Blog: Garden of Ethan   -   Sunday February 28, 2010   -   By Ethan

I bought a 4th goat yesterday.  She is related to my Lily, Lyla and Lola, and her name is Lily.  Lily 2 for now.  Spencer, my rent-a-buck, has completed his job, but I will miss his spunk.  He does these flying leaps and twists you wouldn't...

Winter Continues

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Saturday February 27, 2010   -   By Chris

It was "supposed to, maybe, probably, it could" snow all week here in Connecticut.  We had rain.  But...Friday came and so did the snow.  Finally! The maple buckets are in the woods and there is a fresh layer of clean,...

The Sap Flows!

Blog: Hurricane Farm   -   Monday February 22, 2010   -   By Chris

It took only a few hours and a sunny morning to get about 100 taps in.  We dug out the buckets, lids, tools, and spouts, loaded up the trucks, and headed across town to the sugar bush. The owners of the land that we use have been hard at work...

went to deliver eggs ended up with maple syrup

Blog: Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Saturday February 20, 2010   -   By Michael

   Earlier this week I was driving a friend around on his egg delivery. On the way to the second stop we past a shop selling tools, so we pulled in. There was a gas powered drill the he was interested in but it was to much; instead Leon bought a...

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