Update: Maple Tree Tapping Day has been changed to this Sunday, January 21. They don’t want people to have to choose between tapping local maple trees and attending the Women’s March on Saturday. They hope to see you on Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Come learn how to tap sugar maple trees in our very own city. They will be meeting on Tufts campus in front of Paige Hall and will be tapping trees around the campus. They welcome everyone to join in on the first step of their tree-to-pancake maple syrup journey. No tree tapping experience is required.

If you would like to help collect sap from the maple trees after this date, please email josia@groundworksomerville.org for more information.

What began 12 years ago as the small-scale tapping of a few trees on Tufts campus has now grown into a fully-fledged educational project that involves organizations and individuals throughout the Somerville community. The sap that you tap in January will be used by Groundwork staff and trained community volunteers who teach a four-week Maple Sugaring curriculum to second graders at public schools across Somerville.

Keep an eye out for other events of the Maple Syrup Project in winter 2018: Maple-inspired brunches at The Independent and Aeronaut as well as their culminating, much anticipated, annual Maple Syrup Boil-Down.