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Tim Duff is a maple syrup producer, farmer, flintlock gunsmith, powder horn-maker, & former sheriff in Highland County, Virginia [the southernmost commercial syrup producing region in America]. At his charming Fair Lawn Farms, Tim does everything the old way! In this episode he describes tapping trees & boiling syrup like it's the mid-1800's: wooden spiles, fire, cast iron kettles; a highlight being how the Native Americans produced their maple sugar. For story time, Tim tells a ghost story about refurbishing their 1887 farm house followed by his reflections on being the sheriff of a very rural & very traditional community. In closing, we hear about historical craftsmanship from 18th-century gunsmithing to the fascinating, long forgotten occupation of the horner.
Visit Tim's Fair Lawn Farms and follow along on Facebook. And mark your calendar for next year's Highland County Maple Festival.  
Support Our Numinous Nature on Patreon. 
Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on Instagram
Check out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my art
Contact: [email protected]
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Tim Duff is a maple syrup producer, farmer, flintlock gunsmith, powder horn-maker, & former sheriff in Highland County, Virginia [the southernmost commercial syrup producing region in America]. At his charming Fair Lawn Farms, Tim does everything the old way! In this episode he describes tapping trees & boiling syrup like it's the mid-1800's: wooden spiles, fire, cast iron kettles; a highlight being how the Native Americans produced their maple sugar. For story time, Tim tells a ghost story about refurbishing their 1887 farm house followed by his reflections on being the sheriff of a very rural & very traditional community. In closing, we hear about historical craftsmanship from 18th-century gunsmithing to the fascinating, long forgotten occupation of the horner.
Visit Tim's Fair Lawn Farms and follow along on Facebook. And mark your calendar for next year's Highland County Maple Festival.  
Support Our Numinous Nature on Patreon. 
Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on Instagram
Check out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my art
Contact: [email protected]

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