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Episode 7 - Lumber Delivery
This post intruduces Pennvertucky. We will sell Honey, Honey Products, Maple Syrup, Maple Syrup Products, Sorghum and Sorghum Products.

Larry Fortin
Nov 19, 20233 min read
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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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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...

Larry Fortin
Sep 17, 20234 min read
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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...

Larry Fortin
Sep 10, 20234 min read
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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...

Larry Fortin
Sep 3, 20235 min read
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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.

Larry Fortin
Aug 27, 20234 min read
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We need so much equipment.
Can-Am Outlander attachments to work in the woods.

Larry Fortin
Apr 30, 20234 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 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...

Larry Fortin
Dec 18, 20227 min read
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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

Larry Fortin
Dec 10, 20224 min read
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A Different View From My Window
Growing Up In Vermont

Larry Fortin
Dec 4, 20225 min read
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