Midterms and Spring Break... We're Halfway There!

These past couple of weeks have been a real challenge for our team as we have had to overcome some obstacles to be able to keep up with the unusually high early March temperatures. While we were thrilled to be collecting so much delicious sap, the timing was difficult to work around as nearly all of us were seniors trying to get through our last midterms. Also an issue was that our 10 day long spring break followed this crunch time, and most of us would not be in town to collect and boil the sap. Fortunately Tyler stayed behind and took charge, putting in massive overtime to make sure that we kept up with everything and did not let any sap spoil or harm any trees. With the help of Dylan, Taryn, and Brooks, Tyler spent 12 hours collecting and boiling on both Tuesday and Saturday, giving him quite the wilderness experience.

That Sunday and Monday (the 14th-15th) we got a ton of syrup because the days were so hot but freezing at night, and thankfully Tyler and Dylan were there to do some much needed boiling, as we reached the capacity on our 50 gallon storage bin and were down to our last bucket!