Dad Builds Maple Business With Son in Mind
What would entice a law enforcement officer with no farming background to quit the force and start making maple syrup for a living? For Jack Powers, owner of Happy Jackâs Maple in Locke, New York, it was his children. His first child, David, was born with Down syndrome. Powers immediately realized that when his son would look for a job down the road, he might have trouble finding a suitable position. As daughters Brooke, now 8, and Julia, now 6, were added to the family, it became obvious that either Powers or his wife, Jennifer, should dedicate themselves to parenting at home to meet th...
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