Sweet Sweet Life...

There are so many opportunities to teach in these quiet moments on the farm. The nights are cold and the days are warm and sweet sap is running through the maple trees. We talked about our own bodies and circulation and the trees and how they carry nutrients up and down their long bodies. What better way to describe it all but a classic celery experiment? Such silly fun...


Gently drilling and tapping with help from lots of little hands so excited for the outcome.

Each crisp morning or late golden afternoon is marked by a long walk (sometimes Mama wondered why she chose those maple trees far off in the woods) that is meandering, slow, full of conversation and, of course, a little cat who is never far behind in our adventures.

So far we have boiled over 60 gallons of sap, little testers are always ready to taste it at each sweeter step until we could take it outside, pour it in the snow and scoop it all up for a snow cone.

Or pour the finished product over pancakes for the first time. We have been talking about blending colors around here too so it was a perfect time to use food coloring again and make some rainbow pancakes to enjoy!

We have seen lots of turkeys, a pregnant coyote and many song birds on our walks but most importantly we have embraced the quiet of the forest and fields and just enjoyed the new routine of gathering from nature the amazing bounties it brings to us!