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BVSA Volunteer on Maple Sugar Days

 Don't Forget Your Boots!

 It's generally snowy or muddy out in the fields and woods where our maple trees are located. You'll appreciate your gloves, hats, and, most especially, your boots!

Maple Sugar Days

Blackstone Valley Sugaring - Maple Sugaring Program About the Program

Join Us:
Maple Sugar Days are held in Uxbridge, MA on the first three weekends in March. We are open rain, snow or shine!
 
For The General Public: 
Tours are open to the public at 11AM are given on a first come first serve basis.  The last tour departs at 3:00 PM on Saturdays and 2:30 on Sundays. 
Public tours are open on a first come, first serve basis.
 
For Organized Groups: 
For groups of 10 or more, please click here to register on-line.
 

Blackstone Valley Sugaring - Maple Sugaring Program About the Tour

The program lasts about an hour and a half to two hours. It consists of 5 segments, each lasting 20 - 25 minutes:

1Welcome video upstairs in the 19th century barn that serves as the visitor's center at River Bend Farm

2Indoor talk & demonstration about the art and science of sugar-making

3A visit to the sampling table to try a bit of maple sap before it becomes syrup and other maple goodies.

4A walk to see the maple tapping and collecting process. Watch as a tree is tapped and maybe even lend a hand with a drill. Help carry buckets of sap back to the sugar house.

5A visit to our new sugar house to see how sap is made into syrup.

There is no charge for this program.

Blackstone Valley Sugaring - Maple Sugaring Program Directions

Click here for a map and directions