Another Early Start!
![Shaws sugar shack at night as Tom boils the first run of 2024](https://shawscatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5818-1024x768.jpg)
In 2023, our first run of sap came on February 16th. At the time Tom said it was due to “to a lack of snow on the ground combined with higher than average daytime temperatures and cold nights”. Sound familiar? Fast forward a year and our first run arrived even earlier. Tom had so much […]
A Shaw Wedding on the Family Farm
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The first wedding ever celebrated on the Shaw family farm was a beautiful, momentus, delicious, and extremely happy occasion.
The Baker Family – Ontario Maple Syrup Pioneers
![Baker Sugarbush - part of the Great Walks of Vaughan](https://shawscatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/baker-property-1024x576.jpeg)
The Bakers are true Ontario maple syrup pioneers. They have been leading change in the way maple syrup is made for over 200 years.
Growing the Ontario Maple Syrup Industry
![Ruthanne and Ron Shaw fourth generation owners of Shaws Maple Products](https://shawscatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_215a-1024x683.jpg)
This year we celebrate Ron and Ruthanne Shaw and the crucial role they played in growing the Ontario Maple Syrup Industry.
Let’s Go Girls!!
![Shania Twain on Stage at Boots and Hearts 2022, let's go girls!](https://shawscatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Shania-1024x684.jpeg)
Terri Lynn and the girls took a well-deserved break from a summer of catering to see Shania Twain at the 2022 Boots and Hearts Festival.
Spring 2018
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This was the longest season of collecting sap we have ever had.
Winter 2017
![A cold day to pour the concrete floor in the new expanded seating building](https://shawscatering.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shaw-winter-01.jpg)
The time needed for improvements to our infrastructure can only be found from November 1st, to January 31st.
Fall 2016
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On a nice sunny Fall day we started construction on a Storage Building. We are proud to still have some of the equipment that was used to work our farm land and produce our Maple Syrup dating back over 100 years.
Summer 2015
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We celebrated our 25th Catering and DIY Pig Roast season this year with many fun events in Cottage County.
Winter 2014
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Every year since 1893 our family has cut down trees in our Maple Forest to improve the overall heath of the remaining stand.