Between 600 and 800 gallons of Certified Organic Pure Maple Syrup is boiled to perfection in our sugar house each season. Traveling to the end of a scenic gravel road in rural Massachusetts, visitors to Blue Heron Farm experience a diversity of agricultural enterprises.
On this 130 acre organic farm, continuously farmed since at least 1797, the Coli Family maintains a herd of Boer goats, harvests a delicious crop of highbush blueberries, breeds gentle Norwegian Fjord horses, and produces an abundant supply of Certifiied Organic pure maple syrup.
On this 130 acre organic farm, continuously farmed since at least 1797, the Coli Family maintains a herd of Boer goats, harvests a delicious crop of highbush blueberries, breeds gentle Norwegian Fjord horses, and produces an abundant supply of Certifiied Organic pure maple syrup.
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Fjord Horses
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Norwegian Fjord Horses are one of the world's oldest recognized breeds. Norwegian Fjords, first domesticated and used by the Vikings, are a small, but athletic breed, with outstanding temperament and versatility, capable of being used for tasks as varied as land plowing, competitive carriage driving, jumping and dressage.
Maple Syrup
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The farm's main crop is between 600 and 800 gallons of Baystate Organic Certifiers Certified Organic Pure Maple Syrup. Syrup is produced each year from sap collected from 4000 taps and boiled to perfection in the farm's 5' x 14', wood-fired evaporator in sugar house we built in 1986. The farm's maple trees have long been known in town for producing high quality syrup with outstanding flavor.
About BHF
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BHF is a 130 acre family-run diversified farm located at 1500 feet on the eastern slopes of the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. With occasional hired-in help, the farm is owned and operated by Norma, the full-time farm manager, and our son Jubal. Husband Bill previously worked at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, but now works full-time on the farm, largely responsible for the equipment operation and maintenance.
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