New Hampshire Magazine
This dooryard Chocorua sugarhouse brings delicious liquid gold to the Granite State
March 15, 2021
We may be biased, but we stand by the fact that Granite State maple syrup is where it’s at. Visit a sugarhouse and get a closer look at the maple process during New Hampshire Maple Month is held March 1 through March 31. Sugarhouses around the state will open their doors to the public (with masks and social distance rules in place), offering a behind-the-scenes look at how sap becomes the delicious stuff that graces our Sunday brunch tables. To help celebrate this tasty, golden month, we’re starting a series of “Meet Your Local Sugar House” profiles to introduce you to some of the sweet sugar houses around New Hampshire and the men and women behind them.
New Hampshire Magazine
The co-founders of this Union sugarhouse talk about maple sugaring with their family
March 8, 2021
We may be biased, but we stand by the fact that Granite State maple syrup is where it’s at. Visit a sugarhouse and get a closer look at the maple process during New Hampshire Maple Month is held March 1 through March 31. Sugarhouses around the state will open their doors to the public (with masks and social distance rules in place), offering a behind-the-scenes look at how sap becomes the delicious stuff that graces our Sunday brunch tables. To help celebrate this tasty, golden month, we’re starting a series of “Meet Your Local Sugar House” profiles to introduce you to some of the sweet sugar houses around New Hampshire and the men and women behind them.
New Hampshire Magazine
The Folsoms are celebrating 30 years at their Chester sugarhouse
March 1, 2021
We may be biased, but we stand by the fact that Granite State maple syrup is where it’s at. Visit a sugarhouse and get a closer look at the maple process during New Hampshire Maple Month is held March 1 through March 31. Sugarhouses around the state will open their doors to the public (with masks and social distance rules in place), offering a behind-the-scenes look at how sap becomes the delicious stuff that graces our Sunday brunch tables. To help celebrate this tasty, golden month, we’re starting a series of “Meet Your Local Sugar House” profiles to introduce you to some of the sweet sugar houses around New Hampshire and the men and women behind them.
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Tell us about the most memorable day you’ve had working on the farm.
Dean Wilber: “There are so many memorable days that we’ve had on the farm. I can’t name just one. We have had the honor of hosting several of the governor’s annual tree tapping ceremonies and visitors from all over the world. I’ve enjoyed working with folks from Havenwood Heritage Heights on the Bucket Brigade and being invited to their pancake breakfast. But perhaps I take the greatest pleasure in sharing the maple story with children because many have not seen the old-fashioned maple practices and operations that I enjoyed. If you think about it, it’s STEM at work. We have had kindergarten kids up through college students. One year we even had a group of Australian students in New Hampshire for the FIRST competition. Those students really asked some technical questions!”