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Larry Fortin
Nov 19, 20233 min read
Episode 7 - Lumber Delivery
This post intruduces Pennvertucky. We will sell Honey, Honey Products, Maple Syrup, Maple Syrup Products, Sorghum and Sorghum Products.
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Larry Fortin
Oct 22, 20234 min read
Episode 6 -- Cutting Poles and Beams
The Vermont Sugarhouse will need a skeleton to support itself. We will need to cut trees to be used as part of the support structure.
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Larry Fortin
Sep 24, 20233 min read
Episode 5 - Creating The Building Site Excavation
This is the second of two excavation episodes where the building site for our Vermont Sugarhouse is being created.
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Larry Fortin
Sep 17, 20234 min read
Episode 4 -- Creating The Building Site Excavation
This is an exciting blog post! We have transitioned from clearing trees to the excavation of the building site. Charla and I took day...
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Larry Fortin
Sep 10, 20234 min read
Episode 3 -- Creating The Building Site
With this blog post I will provide an update on business-related activities regarding this project. I will step back in time a little...
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Larry Fortin
Sep 3, 20235 min read
Episode 2 -- Creating The Building Site
In this blog post, I will provide an update on retirement and then the progress we made while in Vermont in June 2023 on days two and...
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Larry Fortin
Aug 27, 20234 min read
Episode 1 - Creating The Building Site
The first episode on creating the building site for the Vermont Cabane De Sucre. The project finally gets off the ground.
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Larry Fortin
Apr 30, 20234 min read
We need so much equipment.
Can-Am Outlander attachments to work in the woods.
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Larry Fortin
Apr 16, 20236 min read
The Watcher
Today’s post will provide an update on the Vermont Cabane De Sucre project, why this blog is called According to Jean, and I will provide...
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Larry Fortin
Mar 26, 20234 min read
Broad Look Maple Visit
Charla and I visit Broad Look Maple where we talk with Dean Aldrich on his Vermont Maple Sugaring Operation.
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Larry Fortin
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Roy's Maples Visit
In my last post, I mentioned we had visited three operating sugarhouses while we were in Vermont. Today, I will highlight the second...
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Larry Fortin
Mar 12, 20233 min read
Deer Ridge Maple Visit
Visiting Deer Ridge Maple, an operating sugarhouse, in Derby Vermont.
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Larry Fortin
Mar 5, 20237 min read
Making Sure We Count Our Trees Before We Tap
We need to count our trees before we know what size equipment to purchase. This is the process we went through.
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Larry Fortin
Dec 18, 20227 min read
I Could Bear-ly Breathe
In today’s post, I will provide an update on where we are with the Vermont Cabane De Sucre project (Vermont Sugarhouse). I will also...
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Larry Fortin
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Blog Updates and Detailed Plans for The Sugarhouse "Cabane"
With today’s post I will bring the reader up to date on changes to the blog, some of the blog market testing we have done, and then I...
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Larry Fortin
Nov 9, 20224 min read
Retirement Plan To Start Making Maple Syrup In The Spring of 2025
Retirement Plan To Start Making Maple Syrup In The Spring of 2025 Over the years in my technology job, I would often find myself standing...
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