After two successful years, Maple Days is set to return to the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center. The two-day event, scheduled for Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11, is held in partnership with the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association.
Family-friendly activities will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at Farm Wisconsin. Guests will learn how to tap a sugar maple log, grade maple syrup, learn about the science of sap, make maple taffy, and sample pure Wisconsin maple syrup.
All activities are included in the price of regular admission to the discovery center.
New this year, the first 25 families to visit on either Friday or Saturday will receive a coupon for a free maple tree sapling. Families are encouraged to plant their new maple sapling at home, and observe as it grows in to a mature tree. Trees for this offer have generously been donated by Maple Sweet Dairy and Inthewoods Sugar Bush.
Beyond Farm Wisconsin, visitors are invited to extend their experience with stops at two local sugarbushes. Both Inthewoods Sugar Bush and Maple Sweet Dairy will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday, for guests to witness maple syrup production firsthand. Visitors can see the sugar maple trees, modern sap collection tools, and processing equipment that turns sap into sweet maple syrup.
Visiting two out of the three sites throughout the Maple Days event will enter participants in a drawing to win a gift basket filled with Wisconsin-made maple products, courtesy of the participating sugarbushes.
“We are beyond grateful for our partnership with Maple Sweet Dairy and Inthewoods Sugar Bush,” shares Abigail Winkel, Farm Wisconsin program manager. “Both sugar bushes have graciously opened their doors to our guests for three years now, and have enhanced the agriculture experience for those removed from modern-day farming practices.”
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