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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 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
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
Apr 1, 20236 min read
I Wished For a Crowbar.
The day I wished I had a crowbar. A story about growing up on a dariy farm in Vermont's NEK.
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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
Jan 15, 20237 min read
Is Your Maple Tree Running?
Vermont Cabane De Sucre Project Update as well as decisions on using an RO, Vacuum, and Pre-Heating System for Making Maple Syrup
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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
Dec 10, 20224 min read
Streaksap Across the Property in the 1960s
In ther early 1960s, our family sugarbush was infected by the sapstreak fungus. The sugarbush will become operational in 2025
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