Sapsucker Farms

2015 Kanabec County Farm Family of the Year.

By Sapsucker Farms on July 26, 2015 in Around Mora

Fun at the County Fair and Parade.

Awe shucks, that’s us. We are so honored to be the 2015 Kanabec County Farm Family of the Year. When we moved up here to Mora in 2000, we never dreamed we would have started a farm from scratch and build it up to the farm it is today. It couldn’t have been done without the love and support we have received from this amazing community of Mora.

The highlight of all of the events was being in the Mora parade which is the grand finale for the Kanabec County fair.

This was our float – an antique hay wagon pulled by a 1955 John Deere 70LP

Queued up for the parade

Jim’s sister Meridith joined us on the float too!

Our delightful chauffeur, Lloyd Erickson, owner of the tractor and wagon.

And the parade begins.

And ends at the fair grounds, home of the famous Dala Horse.

A super fun day!

A Tribute to Jay Baldwin.

By Sapsucker Farms on June 7, 2015 in Maple Syrup

This goofy guy is the person who got us started making maple syrup nearly 15 years ago. He grew up in Vermont and spent his childhood and young adult years making maple syrup every spring. On his first visit to our farm, he walked through our woods, saw lots of sugar maple trees and asked “have you ever thought about making maple syrup?”

On Thursday June 4, 2015, he was tragically killed in an airplane accident in Alaska.

Our hearts are broken. We are only one of the few people he has touched throughout his lifetime. Anyone who has met Jay has a story to tell.

Jay, we love you and miss you so much.

Cider Tank Installed.

By Sapsucker Farms on September 3, 2014 in Around the Farm

Today was a big day. The 600 gallon cider tank was installed in the small room that will soon be the place where we will be making Sapsucker Farms Hard Cider (more on this soon). Meanwhile, before we can get started with making hard apple cider, we have to get all of the equipment set up and ready to go. The biggest piece of all is this huge tank. So this is what we did.

Removed the exterior wall to the cider room.