SouthDown Farm

SouthDown Farm A small farm in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. We enjoy small scale agricultural pro

We are a small farm in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. We enjoy small scale agricultural projects that can involve the whole family. Some of these projects have been; growing vegetables, flowers and herbs, Raising chickens, turkeys and bees, Tapping Maple Sap and evaporating it into syrup, and Growing, drying and grinding stone ground cornmeal.

Happy to host a midsummer maple syrup tour this evening to a group of Robertson Scholars from UNC/Duke who have worked i...
07/17/2026

Happy to host a midsummer maple syrup tour this evening to a group of Robertson Scholars from UNC/Duke who have worked in our community this summer.

Kentucky sugaring season is finished but it does not feel/look that way this evening!
03/16/2026

Kentucky sugaring season is finished but it does not feel/look that way this evening!

02/28/2026
Rainy. Cold. Damp. 🌧️You know what that means in the sugarbush… the PERFECT recipe for a big maple sap run!450 gallons t...
02/26/2026

Rainy. Cold. Damp. 🌧️

You know what that means in the sugarbush… the PERFECT recipe for a big maple sap run!

450 gallons today! 🙌🍁

Yep… you already know what we’re doing tonight 🙂
Firing up the RO, stoking the evaporator, and settling in for a long, sweet evening in the sugar shack with Willie Nelson.




Just shy of 200 gallons of maple sap today! 🍁It’s 50° and raining, the spring peepers are singing, and the sugar shack i...
02/26/2026

Just shy of 200 gallons of maple sap today! 🍁

It’s 50° and raining, the spring peepers are singing, and the sugar shack is steamy-sweet. I do believe this run will carry us through Saturday and that will likely be the end of our 2026 Kentucky maple syrup season!

Did you know when the maple tree buds begin to swell, the sap goes from yum to ick. We say the sap has gone “buddie” when this happens. That change is coming soon. It’s always bittersweet — we’re grateful to see the season start, and just as grateful (and tired 😅) to see it wrap up. Sugaring is a joy… but it’s a LOT of work!

We’ll keep you posted on how this final run shapes up. Stay tuned! The last boil of the season is always a special one.




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3379 Craft Colly Road
Ermine, KY
41815

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