Maple Syrup Production

From our forest at Sunny Meadow Farm to you, our maple syrup makes a delicious addition to your breakfasts and recipes.

Behind the scenes

  • sap collecting bucket at Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

    Farmer Jon and his crew start in January tapping trees in hopes of a good sap season. Tapped trees need cool nights and warm days to release their sap.

  • sap collecting container Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

    Miles of sap lines end in a large collection tank.

  • sap house at Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

    The sap is gathered and brought to the sugar house, where it's boiled down.

  • sap evaporator at Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

    The evaporator in action.

  • smoke and steam exiting sap house at Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

    Smoke from the wood fire and steam from the evaporator.

  • Fire box on sap evaporator at Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

    Constant tending of the firebox keeps the sap boiling.

Maple syrup production at Sunny Meadow Farm, Bridgewater, CT

Working round the clock

Night shift

Sugaring goes well into the night, as it takes over 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup.