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DIY Christmas Gifts You Can Make for (or With) Your Kids!

When we first announced to our kids that we would be making handmade gifts for each other for Christmas this year, the reactions were less than enthusiastic. Would Santa approve…

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Evaporating sap and making maple syrup

The trees are tapped and the sap is flowing. Finally its time to turn those gallons of sap into delicious maple syrup! If you have not already read part 1 and…

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How to tap a tree

In my previous post, I discussed the basics of getting started with your own maple sugaring operation. In this post, I wanted to show the step-by-step process of tapping trees…

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Getting started with Maple Sugaring

This is our third year tapping trees to make maple syrup, and each year when the sap begins to flow I am thrilled and amazed. To collect gallons of sap from…

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Baby chicks hatching! (video)

It’s been an exciting few days here at the Grovestead! Our flock has grown with the healthy hatches of two new baby chicks. If you haven’t been following along, be…

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Candling eggs

We are now two weeks into our little egg-hatching experiment. It’s mostly uneventful, other than turning the eggs three times a day and occasionally checking the temperature in the middle of the…

DIY Christmas Gifts You Can Make for (or With) Your Kids!

Evaporating sap and making maple syrup

How to tap a tree

Getting started with Maple Sugaring

Baby chicks hatching! (video)

Candling eggs

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