A working tree farm
Strictly hardwood and deciduous. Maples, a big leafy canopy, and a long view. We take care of the forest so it's healthier for the next hundred years than it was for the last.
Bare in winter, on fire in October
142 acres of woods, work, and wonder.
We're a family homestead. We grow hardwoods, boil sap, catch sunlight, and build most things ourselves, slowly and usually with help from small people.
Maple syrup
When the nights freeze and the days thaw, the maples run. We tap them, haul the sap, boil it down, and take a sip straight off the pan.
About 43 to 1, sap to syrup
Sunshine power
We're off the grid. Every light, fridge, and laptop here runs on electricity we make from sunshine and store for the night. No power bill, and a healthy respect for cloudy weeks.
5.59 MWh and climbing
A homestead
A shop going up board by board, barn cats on patrol, chores, and kids who know where the best climbing trees are.
Always a work in progress
Something's growing here.
This page is a placeholder while we decide what Blair Forest wants to say. For now: it's beautiful up here, the syrup is good, and the sun keeps the lights on.
More soon, probably after sugaring season