The Sugarbush | Agape Valley

March is here and that typically means a very busy few weeks of welcoming the public to enjoy pancakes, taffy, hayrides and tours of the sugar bush. ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ. Here is some more information on what to expect:

Our Maple Store will be open every Saturday in March.
Saturday, March 6th: 10am-3pm.
Saturday, March 13th: 10am-TBD
Saturday, March 20th: 10am – TBD
Saturday, March 27th: 10am-TBD
We have set up the store in the main lodge area to provide better physically distancing, one-way traffic, and other necessary precautions. We are doing everything we can to make sure that we are providing a safe environment for you to shop in. We also continue to offer contactless pick up.
We will not be able to run our pancake house this year! But you will be able to purchase our traditional pancake mix and syrup in our store and enjoy your favourite Agape pancakes at home
There will not be any taffy or hayrides
We will not be offering tours

Maple Recipes

Agape Valley Pancakes

Dry Mix (for sale through our online store):

Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Salt

Directions for 10 – 12 medium pancakes

You will need:

1 cup soured milk *

3 large eggs

2 tbsp oil (melted butter can be substituted)

2 cups of AGAPE DRY MIX

*to sour milk add 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice to the cup of milk

Prepare:

Preheat skillet over med-high heat or electric griddle to 325-350F

(Remember every griddle/stove top is different

Lightly grease skillet/griddle

Mix It Up

Measure your Agape dry mix into a bowl.

Add the wet ingredients.

Stir with a whisk or electric mixer on low-med setting until smooth

Add more milk or dry mix to get the consistency you are happy with

Cook It Up!

Using a 1/4-1/3 cup to scoop the batter for each pancake

Flip the pancake when the batter is “set” and the bottoms are golden brown.

Continue to cook for approximately 1-2 minutes until the second side is golden.

Serve with Agape Valley maple syrup.

Enjoy!

Baked Oatmeal using Maple Syrup

Volunteer

Thank you for considering to serve our Lord Jesus Christ at the ministry of Agape Valley this March. As a volunteer run ministry, we appreciate the time you are able to give. Minimum age to volunteer is 13.

Throughout the month of March there are two ministries to volunteer in:

1. Public Sugar Bush Days (Saturday’s and March Break)

2. School Field Trip Days (Weekdays)

Please fill out our online volunteer form to let us know when you are available and what you would like to do!

Click here to complete the online form → ONLINE SUGARBUSH VOLUNTEER FORM

We will send you confirmation of the dates you will be volunteering.

On public sugarbush days (Saturdays and March Break) Volunteers come at 7:30am for morning devotion (with the exception of some kitchen volunteers who come for 6:30am). The sugarbush is open 8:30-3:30 to the public. A lunch is provided to all volunteers. If you can only come for a part day or for a few hours that is great! We appreciate the time that you area able to give.

Here is a list of volunteer jobs during the sugarbush season:

*Please note, we do our best to accommodate where you prefer to work, it is dependant on volunteers each day

“UP TOP” at the LODGE		“DOWN BELOW” in the sugarbush
Kitchen Help Making pancakes/french toast, eggs, hash browns, sausages, prepping batter, plating orders, hot beverages, dishes (Some 6:30am start, 1/2 days available)		Tractor Driver Driving the shuttle up and down Emptying Garbages in the Lodge Check on Fires (up top and down below)
Dining Room Serving/Clearing/Restocking Tables Hostess, order runner		Indoor Tour Guide Teaching how we make maple syrup in modern day
Cashier Pancake house or Store		General Maintenance Fire wood, trail maintenance, garbages, stoking fires
Greeter Main booth in parking lot Outside the pancake house Inside the pancake house		Outside Tour Guide Teaching the history of maple syrup through the forest. Informational resources provided to you
Parking Directing cars where to park Welcoming the public as they come		Bottling Maple Syrup Working on a team to bottle maple syrup. *dependant on supply
Mascots Wearing our sugarbush mascots in the pancake house to greet children		Evaporator Operating the evaporator, stocking the fire. Taffy Booth Prepare and make the taffy on snow
SCHOOL TOURS Kitchen – making pancakes, serving children, reading a story, clean up Tour Guides (indoor/outdoor) Tractor Driver		End of Day Clean Up Help take some of the responsibility off those who volunteered all day and come clean the lodge (sweeping, bathrooms, mopping)

Where to buy our maple syrup

Our on-site store in the lodge is open Saturday’s in March! During the rest of the year it is by appointment only.

We also have our product at these local stores:
– Personal Touch Home Improvements ( 2601 Highway 20 East Fonthill, ON L0S 1E6 )
– Gospel Folio Press (304 Killaly St W, Port Colborne, ON L3K 6A6)
– Our Online Maple Store

If you are looking for something specific, please call us at 905-89-AGAPE (905-892-4273).