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Maple Sugaring Tap-a-Tree Program

Orientation: Saturday, January 31, 2026 - 11am or 1pm. Can’t make it? Reach out to kevin@amblerfarm.org to arrange another time.

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JAN
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High School Maple Sugaring Program

This unique program provides High School students an opportunity to experience winter farming. Students will help collect sap on the farm and throughout the community,and run the evaporator in Ambler Farm's Sugar Shack, boiling sap to make maple syrup. Advance registration required.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

To recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ambler Farm will host a day of service in collaboration with the American Red Cross in a blood drive. Ambler Farm supports our community in several ways, from offering nutrition checks for fresh produce during the growing months to donating holiday greens to Social Service families in need. Please join us in donating blood for someone else and save a life.
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FEB
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Junior Apprentice Program: Winter Session

This 7-week session will focus on maple sugaring, or as we like to call it, winter farming! Designed for children in Grades K-5 interested in learning more about how the natural world and the farm come together through hands-on, engaging activities, games, and crafts. Our Junior Apprentices spend time visiting and caring for our animals every week. The program starts Feb. 2 and runs on Mondays and/or Wednesdays.
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19
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Homeschool Field Trip: Winter Farming

Join us for our Maple Sugaring program designed for homeschooled families. Learn about the history of maple sugaring, the science of sap, sugar maple identification, how to tap a tree, and how maple syrup is made in our outdoor Sugar Shack. Bake corn muffins from scratch + sample your treats while taste-testing maple syrup in our Carriage Barn. 2 DATES: Thursday, February 19th | 10:00am or 1:00pm. Friday, February 20th | 10:00am or 1:00pm
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MAR
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My Sprout + Me: Spring 1 Session

Registration is now open! Children ages 1-4 years and their caregivers will experience the farm together in a community setting. Ambler Farm Educators, "sprouts" + their caregivers will help feed the animals, enjoy tractor rides, and participate in enriching group activities. The Fall 2 Session meets Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and/or Fridays from 9:30-11:00am, March 2 – April 10. Sign up for one or more days!
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31
JAN
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Maple Sugaring Tap-a-Tree Program

Learn the science + history of maple sugaring by being a hands-on part of the process! Choose between two orientation sessions; only ONE is required. Can't make a training time? We will schedule a day/time that works for you. On that day, pick your tree and hang your sap bucket. We will send regular updates on the sap progress, so you know when to collect it. Sap is boiled down in our sugar shack + each family receives their very own bottle of Ambler Farm maple syrup.
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Maple Sugaring Tap-a-Tree Program

Saturday, January 31 | 11am or 1pm

Learn the science and history of maple sugaring by being a hands-on part of the process. Start by attending one of two informal orientation sessions on January 31st. Can’t make it? Reach out to kevin@amblerfarm.org to arrange another time.

On that day, your family will choose your maple tree and hang your sap collection bucket. Regular updates on the sap progress will be sent, so you know when to collect it. Sap is boiled down in our sugar shack + each family receives their very own bottle of Ambler Farm maple syrup.

Join us for an unforgettable season of winter farming!