Meadow Ridge Maple

Meadow Ridge Maple We are farmers, a spousal team producing corn, soybeans, wheat, forest products and pure maple syrup.

Meadow Ridge Maple is part of a family farm operation producing 100% pure maple syrup and other maple products. We also emphasize sustainable forest management and improved wildlife habitat in the maple woodlots on the three Walkerton area farms as well as our northern Algonquin area forest.

Appreciating Mother's Day weekend with these important ladies in our lives. So, to all mothers, nanas, aunties, caregiv...
05/08/2026

Appreciating Mother's Day weekend with these important ladies in our lives. So, to all mothers, nanas, aunties, caregivers, and young girls playing a motherly role - we so much thank you. And to our mothers who have passed – we miss your presence, but family members are carrying your legacy forward.

Early May in the home farm maple bush: foraging for those most delicious wild edibles (morels and ramps), among that 'se...
05/04/2026

Early May in the home farm maple bush: foraging for those most delicious wild edibles (morels and ramps), among that 'sea of white' and the occasional red.

Farm update: We are thankful for a very productive maple season. First sap came into the sugar camp on March 7th. Last ...
04/20/2026

Farm update:

We are thankful for a very productive maple season. First sap came into the sugar camp on March 7th. Last maple syrup came off the evaporator April 10th. We had four very intense 48-hour periods of very mild conditions with continuous sap release that required evaporating through the nights to keep ahead of everything.

When those delicious ramps (wild leeks, wild onions) are 4” tall, AND when the spring peepers begin their deafening high-pitched “peep” calls in our nearby small ponds – then the season is over (our maple trees shut down sap production April 11th).

Each sample bottle in the camp window (L to R) represents the progression of maple grades through the season. Each sample also represents one or more maple barrels that came off the evaporator on that day.

This past week Donna worked in the sugar camp cleaning the evaporator, evaporator arch, receivers, large pans, and the various sap tanks. I removed all taps and cleaned the lines throughout the bush.

For the first time in our 11 years, we are having a small increase in maple prices. Efficiencies have allowed us to get this far but over that period glass and jug containers alone have increased 25 and 40% respectively, not to mention the other inputs. Please refer to meadowridgemaple.com for products and pricing. ‘Self-serve’ info is being updated as well.

As some of you know back in January, we ran out of 2025 Dark. This year we should have adequate supplies of both grades. And no, we are not expanding into our other farms woodlots as some people have asked. We do have some much larger crops to manage, and we certainly enjoy the diversification of 5 different farm commodities. Our attention is now immediately shifting to having nitrogen applied to that 2nd crop of the year – winter wheat on the heifer farm, AND getting last year’s corn harvested on the home farm… both delayed because of this super wet spring and early fall snowpack. Enjoy the spring - and nature.

MeadowRidge: wood-fired, unblended, pure maple syrup – directly from our trees to your table.

One very busy Easter weekend - and that is just fine. Dark maple is coming off the evaporator almost every day now. Porc...
04/04/2026

One very busy Easter weekend - and that is just fine. Dark maple is coming off the evaporator almost every day now. Porch 'pickup' is ongoing and 'self-serve' is usually restocked twice daily. Most importantly though, as a family we were still able to participate in Good Friday's 'Walk of Witness' - going to 6 different churches. Have a safe Easter weekend.

When we have a 36 hour continuous sap run it means spending the entire night in the sugar camp. It reminds us of all tho...
03/29/2026

When we have a 36 hour continuous sap run it means spending the entire night in the sugar camp. It reminds us of all those nights resting on the hay in the dairy barn when our cows were in labour for calving.

Unfortunately, Remi often claims the camp cot. Easier day today, and with time to spend with the Nichols. Rich taste Amber grade coming off the evaporator now.

A special thankyou to Kristina Freiburger (Freiburger Welding and Machine Shop) for having a replacement vacuum pump bel...
03/22/2026

A special thankyou to Kristina Freiburger (Freiburger Welding and Machine Shop) for having a replacement vacuum pump belt set out for pickup at 8 this (Sunday) morning. I thought I had a spare one. Over our almost 50 years of working with farm machinery and equipment, breakdowns generally seem to happen on a weekend. On a positive note the last 24 hours was a good sap run with more Dark grade maple coming off the evaporator today.

New crop 'robust taste' Dark maple just off the evaporator today - and now in our 'self-serve'. Photo is today's sample ...
03/20/2026

New crop 'robust taste' Dark maple just off the evaporator today - and now in our 'self-serve'. Photo is today's sample in the sugar camp window with maple trees in the background. Enjoy nature's treat.

03/07/2026

And so it begins - during thunder, downpours, lightening and fog: Golden grade maple coming off of our evaporator - March 7, 11 am.

MeadowRidgeMaple: your source for single batch, unblended and wood fired maple syrup on a 7th generation family farm. Walkerton.

Farm (spring) update: With snowshoes (and shovels to uncover those mainlines) our 1000 tap maple bush is ready for those...
02/28/2026

Farm (spring) update:

With snowshoes (and shovels to uncover those mainlines) our 1000 tap maple bush is ready for those +5C’s. Usual sap line repairs were due to those red, black and gray squirrels.

2025 maple is entirely sold out except what is bottled for self-serve. We are however out of 2L Dark so hoping for good sap runs well into April.

75% of our maple is now self-serve. 20% is for larger direct orders (100 bottles shown just left for the Canadian prairies). 5% (Very Dark grade maple) goes to a baker for butter tarts.

The Carrick East farm of winter wheat should be fine with the insulated blanket of snow. We are monitoring the 2025 unharvested corn on two sides of the maple bush and up against the Fischer Dairy Rd area. Corn is our most important crop. Surprisingly it is standing well with this deep snowpack. Wildlife however is having a feast:

• deer stayed on our side of the Saugeen this winter. In corn they can move safely for food and bedding, often in daylight because they know they are virtually invisible. They are certainly getting their carbs.
• a group of 18 wild turkeys regularly walk by the house heading into another corn field. They use their sharp beaks to pick individual kernels off ears that are low enough to reach, which is every cob this year.
• And those squirrels just harvest their stash at the base of the nearest tree.

Enjoy the spring…and the wildlife.

We recently delivered over 600 of these 500ml bottles of Meadow Ridge Amber grade maple syrup to the Bruce County Admini...
12/05/2025

We recently delivered over 600 of these 500ml bottles of Meadow Ridge Amber grade maple syrup to the Bruce County Administrative Center in Walkerton. Donna and I wish to sincerely thank Bruce County and especially their Recognition and Events Committee for supporting local and placing this December order as a small token of appreciation to their employee’s county wide.

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32 Carrick-Brant E
Walkerton, ON
N0G2V0

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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5198817238

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