Baird Farm - Maple Syrup

05/05/2026

As our postman Bernie pulled in the yard today yelling "Cinco de Maple, Cinco De Maple!" out of his mail truck, we were reminded how good these maple margaritas are. 🍁 🍹 Give the recipe below a try!

Maple Margarita

2 ounces tequila
1 ounce Cointreau or triple sec
1 ounce Baird Farm amber maple syrup
1 ounce fresh lime juice
A slice of lime for garnish
Kosher salt and Baird Farm maple sugar (optional, for ri***ng the glass)
Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. Add the tequila, Cointreau, maple syrup, and lime juice. Shake for 30 seconds.

To make the sweet and salty rim, add some salt and maple sugar to a small plate and mix together. Rub a lime wedge around the outside edge of your glass to moisten. Then carefully roll the outside rim in the salt and sugar.

To serve, strain the margarita into a glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

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04/10/2026

We're still at it, but the days and nights are getting warmer. We'll be finishing up our sugaring season so. Did anyone else catch that sunset last night? 🌅

04/07/2026

Catching a little snow this morning on the farm. We're hoping the cold 16 ° F night tonight will help recharge the trees and give us an influx of sap for a little end of season sap party. 🪩 Stay tuned. Mother Nature makes the call!

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04/04/2026

We did a thing! ... We are building a farm stay! We are so pumped to share with you guys this exciting news. This past New Years Eve Jacob and I closed on a house just up the road from the farm. This house and the land used to be a part of our current farm and we are bringing it back together. Being able to restore a piece of the farm’s history feels incredibly special. We were able to expand our sugaring operation on the forested land and we are now working on the even bigger project of restoring an 1800's farmhouse into a farm stay experience! We've been talking for years about doing something like this and seeing it begin to take shape feels surreal. Big shout out to Drew Ott and his team from Freestone Builders who are helping bring this crazy dream to fruition. Follow along with us on Facebook and Instagram as we work to build out this new venture on our farm. 🏠 🛠️
.. FOR REAL THOUGH -- we did an April Fools Air B and B joke several years ago and we promise this is NOT A JOKE.

03/26/2026

Bob got famous!! We made the Boston Globe! 🌎

This March we had the opportunity to visit with reporter Kate Selig and photographer Danielle Parhizkaran from the Boston Globe. Maple season heavily relies on the weather - with climate change being a huge threat sugarmakers have found ways to adapt and mitigate its impact. Selig features our farm along with a handful of friends to get a better idea on how farms are navigating climate pressures. Heads up, there is a $1 subscription fee to read the whole story, but it is worth checking out. Support the important work of journalism, link in profile.


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Butternut Mountain Farm: The Vermont Maple Sugar Company

UVM Maple Business
UVM Extension Farm Viability
Vermont Maple Syrup

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03/20/2026

Be there or be square 🟨.
See y'all this weekend! 🍁

03/19/2026

We'll be giving away a one night stay at + breakfast 🥞 ($500 value) and an assortment of other maple goodies at our Maple Open House Weekend this Saturday and Sunday 10-4pm. Stop by in person to enter to win 🏆!

Huge thank you to The Mountain Top Inn for their generous donation and continued support of our farm. 💛💛

03/19/2026

Catch us on the news tonight as we gear up for Maple Open House Weeekend. 🎥

🍁 Come see us this weekend 3/22 & 3/22 10-4pm. 🧇

https://www.wcax.com/2026/03/18/sugarmakers-prepare-open-house-weekend/

Vermont Maple Syrup

Warm temperatures and fluctuating weather have set sap running at sugar shacks across Rutland County, with sugarmakers squeezing as much as they can from the season ahead of a busy weekend.