SOMETHING'S IN THE AIR, EVERY SIGHT AND EVERY SOUND. THANK YOU
. SOMETHING SWEET IS IN THE AIR
THIS MORNING OR MAYBE THE ENTIRE
MONTH BECAUSE MARCY JONES IS
LIVE AT SWEET WIND FARM IN EAST
HARTLAND THIS MORNING LEARNING
HOW THE SYRUP IS MADE. MARCY,
HOW YOU DOING? I'M GREAT, SCOTT
. I'M SO EXCITED. AND HERE'S MY
NEW FRIEND, ARLO. LOTS OF FOLKS
KNOW HIM IN THIS AREA BECAUSE
THEY GET THEIR DELICIOUS MAPLE
SYRUP PRODUCTS FROM HIM. ALL
RIGHT, ARLO, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF
HISTORY WITH MAPLE SYRUP FROM
BOTH SIDES OF YOUR FAMILY TO
CURRENT DAY TAKE US THROUGH HOW
YOU GOT INTO THIS INDUSTRY
STARTED TAPPING MY FIRST MAPLE
TREE WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD,
WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN 1966 WOW.
GRANDFATHER AND UNCLE HAD MADE
SYRUP SINCE THE ROARING
TWENTIES. AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF
A HOBBY HABIT ADDICTION EVER
SINCE. I LOVE IT, ALL RIGHT, SO
WE TAP THE TREE. AND THEN WHAT
HAPPENS AFTER THAT, UM, WE DRILL
A SMALL HOLE IN IT. PUT A SPOUT
IN IT IF YOU LET IT RUN INTO A
BUCKET THE OLD FASHIONED WAY, OR
WE CONNECT THE TUBING TOGETHER.
OKAY AND THEN WHERE DOES IT GO?
LET'S KIND OF TAKE FOLKS THROUGH
THE PROCESS RUNS INTO A TANK
LIKE THAT ONE THERE OR THIS ONE
HERE, OKAY. GO AROUND WITH THIS
AROUND WITH THIS. MM HMM.
ELECTED. WE DROPPED HER. HOLES
IN EACH TANK AND SUCK IT OUT AND
FILL THE BIG TANK. BUT YOU CAN
SEE ON THE BIG TRUCK OUTSIDE
LATER. IF YOU WANT TO. I SURE DO
. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS ONCE
IT'S ON A BIG TRUCK. BRING IT
THROUGH DUMPING GRAVITY GOES
THROUGH OUR REVERSE OSMOSIS
MACHINE GOES UP. DOES THAT DO
TAKES OUT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF
THE WATERS? WE HAVE LEFT TO
BOIL, OKAY? SO WE START OUT WITH
KIND OF LIKE, REDUCES IT? YEAH
OKAY. WE START OUT WITH AN
ELECTRIC REVERSE OSMOSIS MACHINE
. THEN WE GO TO A WOOD FIRED PRE
HEATER. THEN WE GO TO AN OIL
FIRED EVAPORATOR, GAS FIRED
FINISHER AND ELECTRIC FILTER
PRESS AND IT COMES OUT NICE,
CLEAR MAPLE SYRUP, SO IT SOUNDS
LIKE A REALLY EASY, NON
LABORIOUS PROCESS FROM START TO
FINISH. HOW LONG IS THAT FOR
YOU? IT'S ALL INPUT EQUALS
OUTPUT, EVERY 40 GALLONS OF SAP
OR 43, DEPENDING ON THE SUGAR
CONTENT THAT YOU PUT INTO THE
SYSTEM. YOU'LL GET ONE GALLON OF
MAPLE SYRUP. I WOW, THAT'S
INCREDIBLE. NOW LET'S TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WEATHER
AFFECTS THIS WHOLE PROCESS WITH
THE SNOW COMING TOMORROW. IS
THAT GOOD OR BAD FOR YOU? THAT
IS AWESOME. OKAY MELTS INTO THE
GROUND, AND MY OPINION IS WHEN
THERE'S NO MELTS INTO THE
GROUND, IT WILL RUN UP THE TREE.
NICE THE WIND IS OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST. AND IF THE WINDS OUT
OF THE SOUTHEAST, IT WON'T
HAPPEN. NOBODY KNOWS. TALK TO
SCOT HANEY ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY HE'S THE MAN IN
CHARGE. THERE YOU GO. OKAY
EXCELLENT. ALRIGHT SO I KNOW
THAT YOU HAVE BIG PLANS FOR THIS
SPACE UP HERE. YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT LIVE MUSIC. A MAPLE
COFFEEHOUSE. WHAT'S THAT GONNA
LOOK LIKE MARCH 11TH ALL THIS
EQUIPMENT? WILL YOU FINALLY OUT
IN THE WOODS? HOPEFULLY AND WE
WILL HAVE OUR 17TH ANNUAL MAPLE
FESTIVAL. WE'LL HAVE JACK AND
HIS GUITAR AND THEN ON MARCH
18TH AND 19TH, WHICH IS, UM,
MAPLE WEEKEND. WE WILL HAVE
CONNECTICUT MAPLE WEEKEND. A
YOUNG BOY DOING HERMAN'S HERMITS
MUSIC THAT SOUNDS SOUNDS
AUTHENTIC THAT I'VE NEVER HEARD
OF THAT BEFORE. YOUR TIME. IT'S
A BAND FROM THE SIXTIES AND
SEVENTIES. I LOVE IT. THAT'S
OVER. AND YOU KNOW IT'S
AIRBORNE. YEAH, WELL, ALRIGHT,
YEAH. BUT I LOVE HOW
CONNECTICUT'S MAPLE WEEKEND
COINCIDES ITH ST PATRICK'S DAY
ISN'T GOING TO GET A LITTLE
WILD. YEAH WE HAD. WE HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE COME TO OUR MAPLE
FESTIVAL AFTER GOING TO THE ST
PATRICK'S DAY PARADE. DO THEY
SLUR A LITTLE BIT? YES OH, YES,
YES, THEY DO FOR SOME PANCAKES
TO TRY TO DRY IT UP. I'M SURE TO
SOAK IT UP. YEP, THAT WAS ALWAYS
THE ADVICE THAT I GOT IN
COLLEGE. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
CHASING ANY KIND OF ALCOHOL WITH
MAPLE SYRUP? HAVE YOU COME UP
WITH A GOOD DRINK? I PERSONALLY
HAVE NEVER DONE ON IT. I'M MY
YOU'RE A MAN OF GOD,
STATISTICALLY, A BORN ALCOHOLIC
THAT'S NEVER HAD HIS FIRST
DRINK. OKAY, GREAT. SO WE'LL
JUST NEVER FIND OUT BUT MY STUFF
GO FOR MAPLE MEAT. AND THIS AND
THAT, OKAY, THAT'S SO
INTERESTING. NOW IF ANYBODY
WANTS TO COME AND VISIT, CAN
THEY COME TOO SWEET WIND FARM
BIG, BIG DAY IS MARCH 11TH, OR
ANNUAL MAPLE FESTIVAL AND MARCH
18TH IS 1/19 IS MAPLE WEEKEND.
MY GOSH, I'VE GOT TO GET READY.
I HOPE I HOPE YOU'RE HERE AND
MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HERE.
ABSOLUTELY WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARLO, I HAVE A FEELING
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE. WE'RE
NOT GOING TO BE STAYING HERE FOR
OUR NEXT LIVE SHOT. I THINK
WE'RE GOING DOWNSTAIRS
DOWNSTAIRS OR OUTSIDE OR
WHEREVER YOU WANT ON THE BIG
MACHINE'S GOT A LOT TO SHOW YOU
GUYS. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
ALRIGHT MORE COMING UP TELLS ME