Spring! Updates from Gale Woods Farm

Spring has been a long time in coming this year, but she always arrives no matter how late she is for the dance.

The sap finally started flowing today, and it looks like we’ll be boiling sap and tending to new lambs at the same time.

Click here for more about syruping this season.

I try to avoid this by waiting to put the rams in with the ewes until December and thereby ensuring lambing doesn’t begin until April 1, when sap season is usually ending. Not this year! The good news is that the late snow cover and frozen ground may actually result in a couple weeks of thawing days and freezing nights.

That would mean a good sap flow, which would make up for last year’s dismal syrup production. It’s all going to happen fast, so don’t blink or you’ll miss spring!

Puppet Escapades—Farm Babies

Monday, April 1; 10-11 AM
Come hear all about the adventures of our farm puppet friends. Explore introductory activities with your preschooler before the show and take a hike on your own to see the wonders of the farm.

Spring into Farming—Save the Dates
Our Spring into Farming program also takes place on April 13 and 27.

Register Now—Build and Bake Bread Oven
Saturday, April 20; 9 AM-4 PM
Join David S. Cargo to learn how to build a portable stacked-brick oven. After the oven is built, it will be fired up while students learn how to make dough for flatbreads, pizza, and bread.

Mark Your Calendars—Farmyard Fun Days
Saturday, April 2,10, 19 and 21; 9:30 AM-2:30 PM
Learn about the wonders of the farm! Explore the barn to meet the farm animals and assist a Gale Woods farmer with chores. Stop in the classrooms for farm crafts, cooking and farm games.