Shed Progress

It was a late Sunday of work...but the shed got finished. Almost. It does still need a few finishing bits, like paint, roof shingles, and a hole on the street side for running the sap tube out to the collection tank on the truck or tractor.

Sap Pump Gets a Shed

No sap pump ever had it so good....a shed of it's own with it's own private power supply. Today Pat Reed and Don assembled the shed that Don had pre-fabbed in the barn. Tomorrow some trees will begin to be tapped and attached to the tubing collections system. Nick of time!

Tying up Tubing

Less buckets + more tubing = more sap = more syrup. So, Sherman Hollow Organic Farm is replacing some of its traditional taps and maple sap buckets with tubing and vacuum pumps. Research has shown a more consistent and higher output of sap if it's done that way. One things for sure, it's not as pretty in the woods. The up side...less work to empty sap buckets and more syrup. Less work and more syrup???? sounds like a good deal.