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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.

Larry Fortin
Oct 22, 20234 min read
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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.

Larry Fortin
Sep 24, 20233 min read
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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...

Larry Fortin
Apr 16, 20236 min read
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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.

Larry Fortin
Apr 1, 20236 min read
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Broad Look Maple Visit
Charla and I visit Broad Look Maple where we talk with Dean Aldrich on his Vermont Maple Sugaring Operation.

Larry Fortin
Mar 26, 20234 min read
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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...

Larry Fortin
Mar 20, 20234 min read
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Deer Ridge Maple Visit
Visiting Deer Ridge Maple, an operating sugarhouse, in Derby Vermont.

Larry Fortin
Mar 12, 20233 min read
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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.

Larry Fortin
Mar 5, 20237 min read
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History -- Our Point In Time
In today’s post, I will provide a little background on the coin collection, both buying and selling and I will also take a short tangent...

Larry Fortin
Feb 26, 20238 min read
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I Wasn't Carving Turkey
Growing up on a Vermont farm in the 1970s was hard work.

Larry Fortin
Nov 26, 20224 min read
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What is all the buzz about?
Charla and I were walking in our Pennsylvania neighborhood this week and we saw a hornet's nest in a leafless tree. That reminded me of...

Larry Fortin
Nov 11, 20223 min read
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