I’ve finally finished the 2025 State of the Maple report! I’ve put these out every year since we started making maple syrup on a large scale, dating back to 2015 (you can find them all here: https://fermeetforet.ca/category/latestnews/). I don’t think…
A feeling of dread clouded my mood as the 2024 maple season approached. The winter had been so mild – the second such winter in a row. After last year’s “fake” winter, we had had our lowest production yet. The…
Ecological Farm Worker / Ouvrier(ère) en agriculture écologique Le français suit Ferme et Forêt is looking for an individual to work in the forest and fields alongside the owners, Sean and Geneviève, from now until the end of November. What…
Our apple season is now over, but what a record-smasher it was! In previous years, we’ve typically pressed about 600 litres of cider. This year, we made over 2,200 litres! That means we picked about 4.5 tons of apples! We…
When describing the 2023 maple syrup season, one word comes most often to mind: weird. With deepening climate instability, we’ve all come to expect weird weather, but it’s still surprising when it happens. From an unprecedentedly early start, to a…