Managing a Sugarbush Through the Generations Tour

Curious to see what it takes to produce international-award-winning maple syrup?

Vermont Woodlands Association will hold a Managing a Sugarbush Through the Generations Tour at Mance Family Tree Farm in Shaftsbury, VT on Saturday, March 15^th from 1 to 4 pm

Come see three generations of Mance’s engage in the alchemy of boiling sap into syrup, then take a walk through the sugarbush to see just where it all starts. In just a short half-mile, the woods walk will cover both areas of historic and younger sugarbush.

Discussions will highlight current management strategies (focused on bird-friendly practices and impact of a high deer population), modern tubing systems, and the historic practices used by past generations.

We’ll visit the site of the pre-1940 sugarhouse, the 1940-1979 sugarhouse and discuss more current technology in the 2024 sugarhouse.

Warm up with coffee and hot chocolate, to accompany samples of syrup and sugar on snow. Registration is encouraged.

Participants should dress for the weather. We will be walking a bit over a half mile on wood roads with some detours into the woods on uneven terrain. One steep section but otherwise moderate slopes. No pets please. Trails will not be plowed but snow is not expected to be deep

To register  Managing a Sugarbush Through the Generations, with Mance Maple