Tag Archives: tapping birch trees

Birch Sap is Back “On Tap”

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Mark Zeiger

Even though revamping our power system holds the bulk of my attention and activity lately (see Power Shift: A New/Old Battery Bank) other tasks, especially those that are seasonally sensitive, occupy me. Birch tapping season recently returned to the “homestead”. … Continue reading →

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“Moonshine”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

If you were to go for a walk on our peninsula these days, you’d see some strange things. You might notice bottles and jugs of clear liquid set along the trail, or stashed away under a rocky overhang, or under … Continue reading →

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