The sweetest time of the year is coming back! Our First Tapping Ceremony is February 9, 2025 in Grey Highlands, Ontario

Feb 04, 2025

First Tapping Ceremonies are a symbolic way to celebrate the beginning of every new maple syrup season. The Grey Bruce and District Maple Syrup Producers have invited several local politicians and political candidates to drill a ceremonial tap in a maple tree and hang a bucket to collect some of the first sap of the 2025 season.

Guests will be given the opportunity to visit a sugar house and say a few warm words before venturing outside to the maples.

“Every year, we anticipate the start of sap flow in our sugar bushes so we can make more delicious maple syrup for our customers. The First Tapping Ceremony marks the formal start of Ontario’s first agricultural crop of the year. We look forward to another bountiful harvest,” said Steve Smith, Director for Grey Bruce and District of the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association.

Time: 1:00 PM

Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025

Hosted by: Sarah and Mark Nicholls

Location: Nicholls Farms and Maple Products

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