ABOUT VAVRA SORGHUM FARM

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A FAMILY TRADITION

Vavra Sorghum Farm was created to carry on the Vavra Family tradition of sweet sorghum syrup making.

My great-grandfather started this tradition over 80 years ago... followed by my grandparents and then my father, Jerome Vavra, in 1967, ( the year I was born).  This tradition carried on for many years until around 1999.

After 20 years, in 2019, KJ and Patty Vavra decided to carry on the tradition again for the next generation of family and friends!

 Every year, we hold a 4-day event where we harvest the sweet sorghum cane by hand and run it through a civil war era sorghum press.  Then we cook the juice into a sweet, rich syrup that we enjoy with our breakfast each morning!


Pictured -My Dad, Jerome Vavra- September 2019

4TH GENERATION SORGHUM SYRUP MAKING

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We pride ourselves on making the best quality syrup.
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                         2022 Varieties:
                         •M-81
                         •Sugar Drip
                      
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We are happy to share our family tradition and the history of how we make sweet sorghum syrup.
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Patty & KJ Vavra, Owners

2022 Festival is
September 29-October 2!
9:00 a.m- 6 p.m

OUR SYRUP MAKING PROCESS


 

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Prepping the Fields

 
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Planting the Sorghum

 
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Cutting the Mature Stalks

 
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Pressing the Juice

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Cooking the Syrup

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Jarring the Syrup!

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OUR LOCATION

31404 Elmtree Rd
Treynor, IA. 51575
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HOURS

Open By Appointment &
During our Annual Sorghum Making Festival
2022 Festival is
September 29-October 2!
9:00 a.m- 6 p.m
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CALL US

 (402)-203-4171

QUESTIONS? GET IN TOUCH.

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