I know my cover photo on this blog post is deceiving, but its an effort to remain hopeful for spring flowers and green pastures. Today’s words of wisdom are “the farmer has to be an optimist, or he wouldn’t still be a farmer” - Will Rogers.
The 2020 Maple Season Wrap Up
In the final days in the sugarhouse and during cleanup, we reflected back on the whirlwind that was the 2020 maple season. Although there are many great memories of the old sugarhouse on the Johnson property, we absolutely love our new building and proximity to our main farm. We have much more space for maple production, storage, retail activities, and parking.
The 2020 Maple Season - Week Three
The 2020 Maple Season is Here
A new look at Harding Hill Farm
We have so much to share as we move into our 2020 Maple Season at Harding Hill Farm. As a newsletter subscriber, you are the first to receive all this exciting news! We've had some big changes between moving the sugarhouse (only a couple miles!) and rebranding the farm business. I will resume my usual weekly Maple Season updates after the weekend, so stay tuned for more. In the meantime, you may have caught us in the news - we were recently featured in Ausbon Sargent Land Trust's 'Chatter' newsletter and Lake Sunapee Neighbors magazine.
The Sugarhouse at Harding Hill Farm on Stagecoach Road!
We spent the last year planning and constructing our new sugarhouse adjacent to our main farm. You can find us this season at the corner of Stagecoach Road and NH Route 103 in Sunapee. The new location is just a couple miles east from our previous location. Although we hoped to be further along before the season, we hope you understand as we continue fine-tuning our new setup.
A few highlights
Our retail room will protect you from the elements with more space, woodstove heat, and room to shop and socialize.
Larger evaporator room allows us more room to make syrup and allows you to enjoy a tour
Loft space above for maple sap storage & expanded storage outside for sap and firewood
Larger parking area in our own lot and along the right side of Stagecoach Road
Bathroom - temporary outhouse available. Later this year, we'll finish the permanent one.
Access from the snowmobile trail (weather permitting) and recreational trail system
NH Maple Month starts this weekend
Are you ready for the smell of maple steam and the taste of spring? Maple month starts this weekend. We're open from 10am till 4pm on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th. Expect us to be open for at least four consecutive weekends in March. We just started boiling this week, so we have syrup available... but limited specialty bottles and grade choices.
Grand Opening and Maple Weekend Celebration ~ March 21-22
Get ready for the highlight of the season! We are putting together some fun features to our maple weekend this year. It will include our typical free tours, samples of maple recipes and our own beef, plus a farm-to-table lunch available for purchase from Scott Brothers Meats. Visit our Event on Facebook or our Website for more details as they become available.
We hope you enjoy our new platform to share HHF products, services, and events. I'll also be more active on our farm blog and recipe page. We hope you enjoy these upgraded features. As always, contact us by phone or email with any questions or to request a price/availability list for farm products.
Thank you for supporting local!
~ Kelly Webb