Glabach Maple Farm
Maple is an important part of the family business. It is supported by Steve, Maria, and their two kids, Ted and Theresa.
Steve started sugaring in 1968 as a Future Farmers of America project. From a couple hundred taps at the beginning, the project has turned into a business that has grown to over 7,000 taps. However, the sugaring tradition goes back almost 30 years prior to that original project to Steve's father, Ted, who sugared in the early 40s.
Steve started sugaring in 1968 as a Future Farmers of America project. From a couple hundred taps at the beginning, the project has turned into a business that has grown to over 7,000 taps. However, the sugaring tradition goes back almost 30 years prior to that original project to Steve's father, Ted, who sugared in the early 40s.
Over the years we have done everything to make our product the best you've tasted. Our woods crew look to the treetops to protect the trees health. Our tubing and buckets are well maintained and cleaned each year. Our vacuum systems are monitored to ensure tree health and efficient energy use. To reduce both the amount of wood burned and the amount of energy consumed by the sugaring operation, we process the tree sap through a reverse osmosis machine (RO). This process removes some of the water from the sap to speed up our boiling process. After going through our RO, the sap then goes through our gasification arch, which burns the gases prior to them going up the chimney, which makes a cleaner option for the environment.
To simplify the process:
We collect the sap from the tree. The sap is transported the sugarhouse where it is run through an RO to remove of the water. Then the sap is boiled in the arch into syrup. After the sap is turned into syrup, it is run through a filter and canned into jugs for sale.
To simplify the process:
We collect the sap from the tree. The sap is transported the sugarhouse where it is run through an RO to remove of the water. Then the sap is boiled in the arch into syrup. After the sap is turned into syrup, it is run through a filter and canned into jugs for sale.