Maple Sugaring
Eureka & Sweet Freedom Maple Farms
Our Sugar Shack
Wilson Family Farm
Jason Lilley
100

What is the small piece we put in the tree to be able to extract the sap?

What is a Spile!

100

What is Eureka most popular product they sell online?

What is Beans!

100
Roughly how many buckets did we hang in our sugar bush?

Roughly 60!

100

What type of fuel source powered Mr. Wilson's Evaporator.

What is wood burning!

100

What college does Jason Lilley work for?

What is the University of Maine Cooperative Extension

200

How many gallons of sap make 1 gallon of maple syrup?

What is 40 gallons!

200

How many gallons of maple syrup did Sweet Freedom Maple Farm make last year?

What is 250 gallons!

200

What material are our sap buckets made of?

What is aluminum!

200

How much Maple syrup does the Wilson Family Maple Farm make each year?

150 gallons!

200

What material did sap buckets use to be made out of, but is not any more due to health issues?

What is lead?

300

What is the percentage range of sugar in the sap?

What is 1.5% - 2.5%

300

How many taps does Sweet Freedom Maple Farm have connected to their lines?

What is 1400!

300

What part of our maple Sugaring processes is in the small room in the sugar shack?

What is the RO system!

300

What was the name of the Wilson's 3 horses?

What is Spirit, AJ and Molly!

300

What material are sap buckets made of today?

What is aluminum or food grade plastic!

400

What tool do you use to measure the sugar content in the syrup?

What is the hydrometer!

400

How much money did Sweet Freedom Maple Farm's Evaporator cost?

What is $18,000!

400

How much Maple Syrup has our operation bottled as of last Friday?

What is 3.75 gallons!

400

In what town is the Wilson's Maple Farm?

What is Albion.

400

How much does a gallon of water weigh?

What is 8.34 pounds!

500
How many bricks is finished product for maple syrup?

Usually 66 Bricks, but could be between 66-69 Bricks.

500

During which event/year was the worse year of production for Sweet Freedom Maple Farm?

What is Covid or 2020!

500
Roughly what temperature does our Evaporator need to be for our syrup to be complete?

What is 218-219 degrees Fahrenheit! 

500

About how many taps did the Wilson's farm have?

About 600!

500

How much does a gallon of Maple Syrup weigh?

What is 11 pounds!