Syrup Season 2024 and Cheers to 10 years
If you read the news at all, or at least see the headlines then its no surprise we got going early this year.
Syrup Season 2023 a Success!
Mike and I are happy with the quality of the syrup this year. We finished up our Birch, Birple and Birch/Maple Water runs at the end of April.
February 2023 update
Maple syrup season is about to start and we're getting ready to tap.
Syrup Season 2022
We finished tapping in yesterday with a total of 310 taps. The line system is clean and we are collecting crystal clear sap today while we prepare the shack for boiling. Batch one should be bottled over the weekend!
Syrup Season 2021 Update: It's over!
Well like the many syrup seasons that have come before this one was a whirlwind. We tapped in early March and just finished up right before Easter Weekend.
Hello Maple Syrup Fans!
I am happy to report that Syrup Season 2021 is underway at Garside Gardens. Mike and I always hum and haw for a few days before we start tapping trees. This year was no exception.
Syrup Season 2020
Syrup Season 2020 is underway. We've made two batches of syrup so far. The weather has been up and down (more so then what is ideal).
Sweet Greetings Folks
It's that time of year again. The days are getting brighter and warmer. The sap has run a couple of times so far.
Spring is here! Woohoo!!
Syrup season has ended and it was a great one! We made a whopping 270 Liters of syrup. Not bad for 300 or so taps.
Clean clean clean that maple machine!
When it comes to boiling maple, one thing that always needs to be dealt with is the sugar sand.
SNOW is the word
The news I've been reading online says that Syrup Season 2019 has begun in Ontario, but it definitely isn't happening up here.
Happy 2019 from Garside Gardens!
Well, here we are. Happy 2019!! There's 2+ feet of snow and more falling what seems like every other day. A real Canadian winter!
Our First Blog Post
Mike and I are gearing up for another syrup season on beautiful St. Joseph Island, Ontario, Canada.
