Richmond Area Business Association

For a quick cure to those "Mud Season Blues", join your neighbors and friends for sweet treats during Huntington's Annual Sugar Makers' Tour.

On Saturday March 26th, from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., many Huntington sugar making operations will be open to the public. Sugar makers from one end of town to the other will be boiling that day (weather permitting) and invite people to check out their facilities, sample this year's crop, enjoy sweet treats and purchase a variety of delicious maple products. Maps with directions to participating sugar makers will be available after March 3rd at the local store. Or contact Sally Hillary at 434-5004 or Margaret Taft at 434-3269 for more information.

The tour is sponsored by the Huntington Conservation Commission. It is intended to raise awareness and appreciation for local agricultural enterprises in our town. The approximate 30,000 taps in Huntington are found in a mix of retail and private operations ranging in size from 120 taps to 12,000 taps.

Did you know the following maple facts?*

• Vermont sugar makers produce an estimated 375,000-400,000 gallons of syrup each year.
• Vermont is home to an estimated 2,200 sugar makers.
• There are an estimated 2 million taps in Vermont.
• Vermont sugar making contributes more than $110 million to the state's economy annually.

*Source: George Cook and Larry Myott, UVM Extension Maple Specialists