Slackhill Sugarhouse

09/01/2026

Another critical component to the summer upgrades has arrived.

It’s been a long time coming and we have finally decided to move forward after what seemed like too many unsuccessful seasons in a row. Way too long of hours after work in the sugarhouse, burning far too many cords of wood and only ending up with no syrup on the shelves by July.

We are very excited to have this new lapierre unit, extremely overwhelmed with the thought of learning it but it’s built so well, it’s damn near fool proof and thankfully Danny is just a phone call away!

Congratulations to Slackhill Sugarhouse!

They are getting ready for the 2027 sugaring season with their first reverse osmosis machine, a Lapierre series 2000!

We’re looking forward to getting the plumbing completed and helping with the initial startup.

Thinking about upgrading your sugaring operation? It’s not too late to order your new RO machine  and have it ready for the 2027 sugaring season.

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08/11/2026

Greetings!!! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

Back in April, we teased of some summer improvements & upgrades…

Jon & Mel went on vacation and came home to THIS!

We’d say this one is a pretty intricle piece of the puzzle! ⚡️😉

The new power pole is officially in!

And that’s just the beginning… 🍁

Speaking of summer traditions, our annual Wood Weekend is coming up this weekend! 🪵🌲 We’ll be getting a little closer to being ready for another sugaring season (and winter. Ugh) —one load of wood at a time!

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue getting things ready! 🍁

04/24/2026

We’ve enjoyed a few evenings in the woods pulling taps, we are all cleaned up and looking forward to working on some summer time upgrades.

04/01/2026

That’s a wrap in the sugarhouse for us this year. What a strange year, but it was still a wonderful season! Celebrating over 57 years of sugaring on the hill, Joan & Harv have put in some long hours and were here through the end for every boil. Big thanks to Rob who has ran the whole show the last two nights while Jon was trucking sap.
On to solely trucking, hoping Mother Nature is good to all our fellow sugar makers.
Happy to see Team Langlois this evening!

03/30/2026

We have been looking for a weekend where it was warm enough for the vacuum to be on so we could walk lines and make repairs, we lucked out today! A beautiful day!

The vacuum has been running real low for the last three freezing weekends. Research shows that for every additional inch of vacuum applied over 15" Hg, you can expect an increase in sap yield of roughly 5%-7%. That is HUGE!!!

It’s kind of a joke between us that Mel can walk & check lines, but when it comes to any type of damage, the repair shall be minor or bigger forces will need to quickly scoot over to her line to assist. Or, do the full repair rather. WELL, the tables turned a little and Mel gained some bragging rights today after putting her pristine listening skills to work!

Happy to report we got the vacuum up to 23” from 14”, this is the very best the ol’ pump will do.

We are excited for the week ahead.

03/26/2026

The dogs love sugaring season! 🍁

03/22/2026

Two weekends in a row the sap hasn’t ran and while we typically run with a glass half full mindset, next weekend is looking even colder than this one.
We are hoping to have our 6th boil real soon but until then I suppose we’ll transplant some tomatoes, work around the house and reflect on what we have been able to accomplish thus far.

Thanks to all of our friends and family who have checked in, we are anxious to have you visit too!!

Enjoy today’s snow,
Jon & Mel 🍁

03/19/2026

Earlier last week we had a full pull with long boils and super late nights, but this week after what we think was the RUN OF THE DECADE, we’ve enjoyed a couple nights off. Mondays run was insane, thank goodness Jon was able to take off from work to do a day time boil. Hoping for a Friday & Saturday boil… until then, it’s time for another throwback Thursday.

03/12/2026

Time for a Thursday throwback!

Gramp Slack, Harvey & Jon

03/09/2026

First boil for 2026.