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Selling homemade goodies from our farm! Maple syrup, farm fresh eggs, jams, baked goods and more!

📍Nicollet, MN
Minnesota cottage licensed

04/23/2026

Next up: boiling! This is the fun part! We gather all the sap we’ve collected and start boiling off the water to get that nice, dark syrup. Alex does the majority of this step, while the girls and I help where we can. We grab sap buckets, eat pistachios and sit by the fire while he does the other stuff 😅

This process is the most time consuming, but can also be pretty enjoyable if the weather cooperates! This year we had some of the warmest weather we’ve boiled in and also some of the coldest!

04/16/2026

Signs of spring! ☀️ 🐣 🌱

04/15/2026

The next step in the maple syrup process is the sap collection! Once all the trees are tapped, we sit and wait. The girls and I usually check buckets daily, or when the temps really warm up twice each day. Once a bucket is full, we bring it out of the grove and put it into a larger (15-30 gallon) drum. We keep those drums in a cool, dark spot, and in snow if there is any. We want to keep the sap as cold as possible until we are able to boil.

This process continues until we decide we are done for the season. We have multiple boils each year, with 5 this year. The sap only stays good for a while, so it’s important to boil as quick as you can. We are usually boiling every weekend if we have enough sap.

Here’s a few pictures of our loads of full buckets that we’re taking out of the grove to dump.

04/07/2026

What all goes into making male syrup? Well, a lot! I’ll be posting some behind the scenes pics and info about the different steps in the process!

First up-locating and tapping those maple trees! Once we know which trees are maples, we drill a 1”-2” deep hole a few feet up on the tree. This goes right into the layer where the sap runs. Once the hole is drilled, we put a maple tap, or spiles, into the hole. We use a rubber mallet to make sure it goes all the way in. Then we use tapping hose to run from the spile down to the collection bucket we have on the ground.

We begin the tapping process when temperatures during the day begin to warm up above freezing, yet still dip below overnight.

This is the fun, exciting step because we’re just getting started!

*In this video from a couple years ago, Lyla probably drilled at more of an angle than we usually do…but it was her first time! 🙃

03/30/2026

Been quiet on here, but very busy behind the scenes! We are finishing up our maple syrup season, we will probably end with close to 15 gallons of syrup! This is the most we’ve ever done, and we’re tired 😅 We love maple season, and look forward to it each year! I’ll have some jars for sale, so reach out if you’d like some!

12/11/2025

All set up at Mabel’s Merkantil! Come say hi!

12/09/2025

Happy Tuesday! I am BUSY baking this week! I will be at Mabel’s Merkantil on Thursday from 3-7 so stop by and see me 😊 I plan on bringing lots of Christmas goodies- sourdough sugar cookies, sourdough pizza crusts, sourdough cinnamon loaves, sourdough gingerbread coffee cake and will have some maple syrup and jams along too! Hope to see you there!

11/20/2025

Now taking orders for sourdough loaves for Thanksgiving! Let me know if you’d like an original or pumpkin loaf for your gathering! Pickup next Wednesday.

$10/original
$12/ pumpkin

11/10/2025

Good morning! Been pretty quiet on here as we’ve been busy, but now we’ve settled into more of a routine. I’m working on some new recipes for the holidays, so stay tuned! This little recipe tester approves of the sourdough gingerbread coffee cake! ☺️

09/13/2025

I have a few extras left from this morning’s market…
Sourdough Loaf (3)- $10
Sourdough Pumpkin Loaf (1)- $12
Vailla Bean Sourdough Scones (2)-$10

Let me know if youd like to pick something up!

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