[Repost from Silver Creek Central School District Facebook – 3/3/2026]
Middle and high school Seneca Language students, along with the Horticulture class, headed outside to learn about tapping maple trees to make maple syrup.
The classes headed to the edge of the school property with special guest Allen Gage, assistant director at Gakwi:yo:h Farms, who taught the students how to identify and properly tap a maple tree. In addition to being a tasty breakfast condiment, maple syrup is also considered medicinal in the Seneca Culture for dispelling the winter blues as spring arrives, according to High School Seneca Teacher Anne Tahamont.
The students helped to drill the holes, hammer in the spouts and attach the buckets. The sap will be collected by students and will be frozen until it can be boiled into syrup during a traditional outdoor cooking lesson.
