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Sugar Moon Farm is Nova Scotia’s Award-Winning Year Round Maple Syrup Farm and Dining Experience. Learn about the history and craft of maple sugaring in the sugar camp. Hike, ski or snowshoe up to the sugar woods. Enjoy our Maple Brunch all day in the log pancake house and check out our maple store. Come with family and friends during the day or come to Chef’s Night at Sugar Moon. Sugar Moon Farm, Maple Products and Pancake House is the perfect destination for your next series of Nova Scotia or Canada group tours. Group tour planners are encouraged to contact us anytime in the planning of group tour vacations in Nova Scotia. Competitive rates available. We welcome group bookings all year.
Coming up...
Check out our Toll-free line before setting out...it could be more stormy and snowy up here in the Cobequids. 1-866-81-maple.
We are in the process of contacting chefs about all of our chef nights for 2010. We are excited about our Mother's Day Chef's Night on May 8 with Renee Lavallee (Five Fishermen) and Alanna McIntyre (Bishop's Cellar) - and are booking now. The menu is coming...
There are some great snowshoeing and skiing events organized for this winter around the Cape to Cape trail near and on Sugar Moon Farm. (Jan 16, 23 & Feb 6, 7 and 20) They are being sponsored by Cobequid Eco-Trails Society, Municipality of Colchester, and Hike Nova Scotia. Check out dates and details here.
We rent snowshoes at Sugar Moon! We have about 8 pairs and they rent for a flat rate of $5 for adults and $3 for kids 12 and under, if they are used on the farm trails (including Rogart Mtn). We recommend that you reserve ahead - they are popular right now. Conditions are great right now...We have lots of snow!
We had a perfect sleigh ride season from early January til Feb 21. Now we're all done sleigh rides til next year. Hopefully we'll have such good conditions again. Now we have to get ready for the busy sugar season!
February 2010
The Sugar Season approaches...!
Thanks to Jennifer Nicholson for this great photo!
We are OPEN EVERY WEEKEND year round, Saturday and Sunday, serving our maple brunch all day between 9:00 am and 4:30 pm and giving guided tours of our maple sugar operation between 9 am and 5 pm.
We are open during march break- check out our hours here!
It is a great time of year to snowshoe the Rogart Mountain Trail. Scroll down for more details about this beautiful 6.2 km trail that starts and ends right at our farm parking lot. It's challenging... but the views are well worth the effort.
Our menu includes our classic "all-u-can-eat" organic Red Fife buttermilk pancakes and more...scroll down to our Menu link to find out more.
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the farm trails because we have livestock protection dogs (Akbash) and electric fences. They are however allowed on the Rogart Mtn Trail (see below) if they are on lead at all times.
Upcoming Chef's Nights...
We are currently booking our Mother's Day Chef's Night on May 8th with Chef Renee Lavallee and Sommelier Alanna MacIntyre.Check out the menu here
What Folks are Saying About Us
This past spring we were selected by Canadian Geographic Travel Magazine as one of the top ten sugar shacks in Canada...! Check out this link for more details...
Rogart Mountain Hiking Trail
We are excited to become the trailhead for this part of the Cape to Cape Trail. Rogart Mountain Trail is a 6.2 km loop that begins and ends in the Sugar Moon parking lot. Stop in at our restaurant to pick up a copy of a Map with interpretive details. Bonus: there are at least 6 geocaches along the trail! Click here to see a map of the trail and to find out more.
Group Bookings
Group Tours are welcome by reservation for coffee breaks, lunch, sugar camp tours and maple shopping. We are only 90 minutes from Halifax and situated just off the highway enroute to PEI, Cape Breton or New Brunswick. Although Ealrtown itself may not show up on a map, Sugar Moon Farm is convenient and easily accessible for group tours.
Motor homes, tour buses, cars, motorcycles and bicycles can all drive up to the restaurant. We are disabled accessible with a ramped entrance on the left side of the building, accessible washrooms and a ramp between the restaurant/shop and the sugar camp for tours.
We love having group bookings year round at Sugar Moon! Contact Quita anytime to discuss your Group Booking needs.
During the Sugar Season (March-April) we don't normally take group booking reservations on weekends...just weekdays.
Otherwise, we welcome bus tours, educational and international groups, conference day trips and more. We provide educational sugar camp tours, group menus and maple shopping.
See what we offer for spring group bookings...
See what we offer for schools during the Sugar Season...
Pancake House
We serve an all day Fully-Licensed Maple Brunch featuring all-you-can-eat organic wholegrain Buttermilk Pancakes with 100% pure Maple Syrup, Fresh Biscuits and maple Butter, local artisanal Sausages, seasonal "frittatas", Organic Fair Trade "just us!" Coffee and more…
Brunch costs between $8 and $13 for adults plus beverages and taxes. Children 12 and under are between $4 and $6 plus beverages and taxes.
Note that the restaurant is open 9 am to 4:30 weekends. The farm is open til 5. We don't take reservations.
Maple Info
The sap runs in the spring. Sugar makers have only a 4 to 6 week window of opportunity in March and April to gather sap from maple trees and turn it into the golden elixir of maple syrup. Check out our Sap Journal 2010...and our Sap Journal 2009...
Read our "FAQ" page...or "Frequently Asked Questions" about visiting us during the Maple Season.
It takes 40 litres of sap to product one litre of maple syrup. Sugar on Snow – a special sugar camp treat – is one of the best ways to enjoy maple and is offered at Sugar Moon Farm every weekend in March and April between 10 and 4...and Easter Weekend Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon. Want more information about maple syrup? Check out the Nova Scotia Maple Producers' website.
Chef’s Night
Chef’s Night is a maple dining experience where guest chefs from around the Maritimes are invited to create multi-course gourmet dinners highlighting maple. The wine list is suggested by the chef or guest sommeliers.
This year we have a very exciting Chef's Night Season. Partnering with the region's best culinary talents and sommeliers we're offering an incredible array of food and wine extravaganzas.
Check out our 2010 Schedule now...
Chef's Nights are booked by reservation only. Cocktails are at 6 pm, dinner is at 7 pm. Dress is informal. The cost is $69 per person. Licensed beverages (wine pairing etc), gratuities and taxes are extra. Wine pairing is typically $15 to $25 depending upon the wines. Reservations may be made via email or our toll-free line: 1-866-81-maple. A credit card number and a non-refundable 50% deposit are required.
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