On the last weekend of February I took a drive to Massachusetts to visit the Davell's Farm. They have a sugaring house there. In my quest to photograph all aspects of New England, I couldn't pass up the chance to see some maple sugaring. When I arrived I was greeted very warmly by everyone there and

took part in the tour. the sugaring house and shopWhat you see when you walk up to the house

The first demonstration you saw was a interactive one where visitors could practice tapping a maple tree. showing a new generatondemonstration of tapping  It was great to see how they set up the the bags and how they transport the sap to the sugaring house. As well as showing the different tap sizes. tap demonstrationshowing the difference between the old and new tap size.  and also the bags they use to collect the sap  Sap collection bag as well as the transportation to the sugar house from their offsite trees. sap-mobile

After that we went to see the trees they have tapped on the property  how they collect sap and to see the sap in its native form.  the sap in the bucket

And yes I tasted the sap and it tasted like sweet water ;) After that we were led to the sugaring house where the sap is boiled down to make maple syrup. It was obvious the way the boiler was talking he truly loved what he did, his eagerness was infectious.  Demonstrating how they make syrup The Boiler was pretty cool too  the boiler The site of all the syrups was making me hungry The grades of syrup . I learned so much about New England history and nutrition  chart showing how healthy maple syrup is . I learned enough about maple syrup and New England to fill several blog posts. I strongly encourage anyone to go visit them and buy some of their products. They are truly wonderful people and it will time will spent. 

Davell's Maple Farm

30 Orchard Drive

North Attleboro, MA 02760

www.davellsfarm.com

Adult tour $7