Tapping Out

I just wanted to share these photos again. We went maple tree tapping back in early February, in Weston, MA. We were volunteering with Lands' Sake farm, where we were CSA members last summer. Except for the bitter cold, we had a great time. We were assigned to tap trees in an old cemetery in Weston. I believe we tapped about 12 trees. Each tree got 2-3 taps, depending on its size. The middle school students in Weston help the farm staff empty the buckets weekly, and then the farm turns the sap into maple syrup in an old sugaring house located on the property of the Weston Middle School. All of my kids love maple syrup, and Elliot is particularly interested in how it is made. We've studied how it is made from tree sap, but we had never before participated in any of the process. I couldn't have been happier that day. We were outside, learning something very interesting, scientific and historical, and working to help harvest a delicious local, natural food. Plus we were having FUN together!

To see the whole album from that day, click here.