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On left, Jeff's father Neil Goodwin, center is Jeff's son Nathan and grand daughter Alexis. Jeff is on the right.
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Jeff's son Brian checking the density of the syrup he just drew off the evaporator. Density is critical in maintaining a quality product.
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Jeff and Neil checking to see if we are getting close to syrup.
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The annual Goodwin family sugar-on-snow party.
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Alexis eating a bowl of ice cream with maple syrup. She has her grandpa's sweet tooth.
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Our main lines coming together going into a bigger pipe on the way to the storage tank.
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Taps in the tree. A 5/16" hole is drilled 2" into the tree which gives between 10 and 14 gallons of sap over 6 weeks. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.
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Neil Goodwin stringing tubing in the woods. We have about 20 miles of lines to maintain.
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Nathan firing the evaporator. We evaporate a gallon of water every 15 seconds.