Judd's Wayeeses Farms

08/23/2026

We finished sawing, splitting and piling firewood for our house so we will be warm this winter. Now we have to get to work on firewood for the sugarhouse.

08/21/2026

08/21/2026

We just returned from 12 days in the Westfjords of Iceland where we explored, swam, soaked, and saw the world go dark for a total solar eclipse. #

06/12/2026

The USDA released the June crop report this afternoon, showing that Vermont producers had a strong season and still make over 50% of the US maple syrup crop. USDA’s June crop report notes total 2026 US maple syrup production of 5.877 million gallons and total Vermont production of 3.091 million gallons, or almost 53% of the US total. These values represent a slight 3% increase over the reported 2025 US maple production and a 2.7% increase over the reported 2025 Vermont maple production. According to USDA reporting, Vermont maple production has grown a staggering 572% over the last two decades - growth that is fairly unique among most agriculture and forestry sectors.

From a press release from the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Associaction Vermontmaple.org

05/18/2026

In the sugarbush today, maple trees are leafing out and trilliums are blooming.

05/04/2026

Went for a walk in our sugarbush and saw the Dutchman’s Breeches blooming. We also did some foraging and created a meal of venison stroganoff and salad. The venison was from a friend’s hunt in Alabama and it was flavored with ramps and West Virginia moonshine. The salad had marinated fiddlehead ferns and ramps.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! We came across this giant ash tree while pulling spouts on our maple trees.

04/19/2026

Sometimes you pull spouts on a nice sunny day and sometimes you pull spouts in the rain.

04/17/2026

That’s a wrap on the 2026 boiling season.

04/16/2026

Had our 20th boil today. Sap is definitely slowing down so we did not produce as much syrup. The syrup was really Dark, verging on Very Dark with great flavor…for you dark syrup lovers.