The return of seasonal foods, like long-awaited and much missed friends who've been away on a journey, gives us recurring opportunities for celebration, tied to the turning of the seasons.
Sugaring season is the first such celebration of the calendar year, and despite the year-round availability of local syrup, it's greeted with a particular enthusiasm. After the deep snow and cold of this winter, we're ready more than ever for hints of spring, not to mention the chance to meet friends at a sugar shack and eat lots of sweet and delicious food.
Many vegetable farmers delayed the start of greenhouse seeding due to the cold temperatures right through February. While the rest of us are eating pancakes, they'll be starting up greenhouses, finalizing cropping plans, and hiring summer staff, plus perhaps attending one of CISA's winter marketing workshops and updating their farm information on our website.
If you want to take your maple celebration beyond breakfast, visit our Maple Meal Menu. Meanwhile, enjoy the light and the sweetness of March!
CISA Staff