2010 Maple Syrup Tour @ Maple Creek Farm!
Nathan and I went with two new friends, Becky and Andy, on a maple syrup farm tour yesterday in Burnsville, NC. I had read about it on the ASAP website and saw an advertisement in the local paper. Seeing how much I love picking apples and pumpkins in New England during the Fall, I knew this was a chance to get outdoors and be active…and involve food! Becky and Andy were up for the adventure and as expected had a great time.
So we headed an hour northeast and arrived a bit before noon. I was a bit nervous that we’d be the only ones there or that it would be a big flop but there were probably 100 other people there and the owners of the farm had the event very organized…and they were very hospitable!
We hiked up a mountain to see the sweet maple trees. It wasn’t a long hike but it did work my glutes! No need to use the Stairmaster today 😉 The owners moved to the farm 3 years ago and bought 100 acres. They have thousands of trees and are the southern most farm in the United States to produce maple sap. It is all about the high elevation (and again, trust me, it was high!).
And FINALLY…the food! They offered little waffles with fresh syrup along with their own pork sausage as a treat for everyone! Yummy!
What a great way to sell their products! We bought some syrup and some ram sausage. So look forward to some cooking experiments this week!