Photo provided by Fat Stone Farm
Date: Sat February 11, 2023
Time: 1 PM
Place: Mt. Archer Woods, Mt. Archer Rd. Lyme CT
Contact Email:
education@lymelandtrust.org
!!! seems it only displays well the 2nd time? ugh.
Join the Farrell Family of Fat Stone Farm for a tour of Mt. Archer Woods maple sap collection area — while the sap is running (hopefully!). Come and see the sap bubbling down the lines, learn how we make “candy from trees”, the importance of organic certification, and the history of maple sugaring in New England, including in the Mt. Archer Woods. Children are encouraged to attend. We have a scavenger hunt for kids (roughly ages 5 to 10) to encourage appreciation of our this amazing Town of Lyme preserve. View a video of how the farm makes maple syrup.
Registration required: education@lymelandtrust.org This walk is Full. Please email to be put on the waitlist. Because the maple sap season is short (4-6 weeks), and because the daytime temperature must be above 32F for the sap to run, the tour date is weather dependent. We will you alert registrants of any date and/or time changes.
Meet at the Mt. Archer Woods parking lot on Mt. Archer Road. The sap collection area is a short walk (about 1/3 of a mile) in. Please wear more clothes than you think you need, as we will be standing still for a portion of the tour.
The Farrell Family operates Fat Stone Farm in Lyme, located a short distance (as the crow flies) from the Preserve. Bill started making maple syrup in Lyme in 2003, has volunteered with the UConn Coverts Cooperator Program, the Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut, the Regional Agricultural Commission of the RiverCOG. We are a regular vendor at the Lyme Farmer’s Market and have two boys (ages 11 and 14).
This is the second program in our Local Farm Series to highlight the importance of local food production and sustainability. The first program was a tour of Long Table Farm, Beaver Brook Rd., Lyme.
Sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust and the Town of Lyme
Join the Farrell Family of Fat Stone Farm for a tour of Mt. Archer Woods maple sap collection area — while the sap is running (hopefully!). Come and see the sap bubbling down the lines, learn how we make “candy from trees”, the importance of organic certification, and the history of maple sugaring in New England, including in the Mt. Archer Woods. Children are encouraged to attend. We have a scavenger hunt for kids (roughly ages 5 to 10) to encourage appreciation of our this amazing Town of Lyme preserve. View a video of how the farm makes maple syrup.
Registration required: education@lymelandtrust.org This walk is Full. Please email to be put on the waitlist. Because the maple sap season is short (4-6 weeks), and because the daytime temperature must be above 32F for the sap to run, the tour date is weather dependent. We will you alert registrants of any date and/or time changes.
Meet at the Mt. Archer Woods parking lot on Mt. Archer Road. The sap collection area is a short walk (about 1/3 of a mile) in. Please wear more clothes than you think you need, as we will be standing still for a portion of the tour.
The Farrell Family operates Fat Stone Farm in Lyme, located a short distance (as the crow flies) from the Preserve. Bill started making maple syrup in Lyme in 2003, has volunteered with the UConn Coverts Cooperator Program, the Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut, the Regional Agricultural Commission of the RiverCOG. We are a regular vendor at the Lyme Farmer’s Market and have two boys (ages 11 and 14).
This is the second program in our Local Farm Series to highlight the importance of local food production and sustainability. The first program was a tour of Long Table Farm, Beaver Brook Rd., Lyme.
Sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust and the Town of Lyme
