Sapsucker Farms

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.

INTRODUCING… Yellow Belly Hard Apple Cider

By Sapsucker Farms on February 18, 2015 in Yellow Belly Hard Cider

After a year of planning, building, licensing, learning, fermenting, and tasting, we are to happy to announce that Sapsucker Farms Yellow Belly Semi-Sweet Hard Apple Cider is now available. This week we are rolling it out in the Twin Cities and East Central Minnesota. Currently you can find it at several local stores in the Twin Cities.

Cheers to all who helped us get this new product on the market. And cheers to you who will enjoy this new, delicious cider.

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.