“Please, Lord, Show Us the Way”
One day in the life of a dairy farm wife in the 1980s, no holds barred, a real look at milk production on a family farm....
17 February, 2025Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Come and Visit Us!
Sugarhouse Store and Tours:
Monday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Call 802-272-6249 for boiling hours during sugaring season, or check our facebook page
Free tours and samples year round!
Watch the boiling (in season). See the production equipment, and learn about the history of the Silloway Maple farm, from gathering with horses from buckets in the 1940s, to the technology of saplines and reverse osmosis today. Shop in our sugarhouse store for maple syrup, candy, cream sugar, and more. Try a sample of the four Vermont grades, and all of our infused syrups. Hike through the sugarwoods to see the amazing miles of interconnected saplines and the majestic maples. Bring a picnic and your family!
No need for a reservation for your tour, unless you have a large group. Planning a family reunion, or meeting? Call 802-272-6249 to arrange ahead, and we’ll be sure to have all you would like.
“This place is pure delight! You MUST take the time to visit. They are friendly, warm, welcoming and knowledgeable.”
– LeAnn
Join Eva Sollberger ~ Stuck in Vermont ~ from WCAX and Seven Days as she takes a trek to the Silloway Sugarhouse!
Renewable Resources
“A husband to the land”, keeping the forest viable, protecting the resources for generations, producing a natural, wildcrafted food. We are producing the same blue ribbon maple syrup, cream, candy and sugar that our family did eighty years ago, using all renewable resources—sap, wood fire and solar power. And, thanks to our thoughtful friends and neighbors, we ship our maple products packed with recycled bubble wrap.
A Farm Wife’s Blog
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Getting Ready for the Farm Show
When I was 27, I married a dairy farmer and moved to northern Vermont. Dan leased a farm there, and we lived up back of the barn in a trailer. The winters in Greensboro are cold and snowy, but I was young enough to be......
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Shoveling Gutters, Long Ago
One winter when I was milking alone at the lower farm, Bette’s barn, there was no gutter cleaner. A barnfull of Holsteins, plus the ell, a lot of manure and bedding to be shoveled out twice a day. There was a wheelbarrow, a shovel, and......
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