| Vol.
I, No. 6 | Sugaring
/ Spring Equinox | Mar.
16th, 2001 |
Out
& About
What Surrounds Us
Sugaring
Special: A Maple Page
Maple Sugarhouses Open to the Public . Maple
Sugarhouses Open to the Public
in Addison
& Southern Chittenden Counties*
[*
Sugarhouses, see below.]  | Sap
Bucket & Lid |
Instead of
our usual photo-journal essay in Out & About this month, we're offering up a
list of Maple Sugarhouses Open to the Public in our neighborhood -- Addison
& southern Chittenden counties. ... We urge you to pay a visit
to any one {or more} of these places, not only for the sugaring, but for the
sweet treats & hospitality you're sure to find. Addison
County Bristol
Bora's
Maple Works
634 Hardscrabble Road, Bristol, VT 05443
Located on the
intersection of Hardscrabble and Pine Wood Rd. Boiling every Sunday and
Monday of the season and weekday evenings as needed. We welcome and
encourage visitors to bring kids and dogs.
Kenneth (802) 863-1576, Sugarhouse
(802) 453-2715.
E-mail: kenbora@banet.net Cornwall
Williams
Farms
Robert, Lucille & Kevin
5840 Rte 30, Cornwall, VT 05753
Rte
30, halfway between the villages of Whiting & Cornwall. Open in maple
season, or by appointment.
(802) 462-2470 or (802) 462-2186.
E-mail: wms.maple@sover.net
Website:
www.blueribbonvtmaple.com Ferrisburg
Dakin
Farm
5797 Rte 7, Ferrisburg, VT 05456
Located on the west side of Rte
7 midway between Burlington and Middlebury. Open 7 days a week, year round
from 7:30am - 5pm.
(802) 425-3971
E-mail: customerservice@dakinfarm.com
Website:
www.dakinfarm.com Leicester
Mt
Pleasant Sugarworks
1627 Shackett Rd., Leicester, VT 05733
On Rte 7,
south of Middlebury, 9 miles. Left on Maple St, right on Shackett Rd.
Hours are from 7:30am - 5pm. Monday-Saturday. Closed on Sundays.
January-April (off season hours by appointment.)
(800) 439-3117
Email: hutchfor@together.net
Website:
homepages.together.net/~hutchfor Orwell
Ledge
Haven Farm
Tom & Mike Audet
145 Mt Independence Rd., Orwell, VT
05760
2500 taps, buckets and pipeline, located at dairy farm with 5' x 14'
wood-fired evaporator. (Dairy farm tour as well). Mail order.
Seasonal. Maple syrup, maple jelly, maple cream, and maple butter.
1-888-LDG-HAVN.
Email:
mtaudet@shoreham.net
Website:
www.vtmaple.net  | Old-Fashioned
Spile {Tap} |
Starksboro
Red
Rock Valley Maple Farm
Henry Emmons, Sr. & Mary Brace
160
Sugarhouse Lane, Starksboro, VT 05487
Located on Hinesburg Hollow Rd.
Visitors welcome during season. Mail order. Maple syrup.
(802)
434-2382 Southern Chittenden County
Charlotte
Olde
Carriage Sugarwoods
93 N. Olde Carriage Rd., Charlotte, VT 05445
Located
.8 miles north of Charlotte/ Hinesburg Rd , off of Dorset St Extension.
Open during sugaring season.
(802) 425-4928.
E-mail: swells4407@aol.com Hinesburg
Brown's
Farm
Craig & Judy Brown
858 Magee Hill Rd., Hinesburg, VT 05461.
(802)
482-2480 Fortin Family Sugarhouse
555 Shelburne Falls Rd.
Hinesburg,
VT 05461
Go to Ballard's Store on Route 166, half mile past.
(802)
482-5062 Leo and Mary Fortin
P.O. Box 208, Hinesburg, VT 05461
8002
Rte 116. Located 2 miles south of Intersection Rtes 116 & 2A .
(802)
482-3389
E-mail: mttf8002@aol.com Huntington
Green
Mountain Audubon Nature Center
255 Sherman Hollow Rd., Huntington, VT
05461.
Off I89 take Exit 11 (Richmond). Rte 2 east into Richmond, turn
right at traffic light. Travel 5.2 miles (following signs for
Huntington). GMAS Sugarhouse and parking on right.
(802) 434-3068
E-mail:
jshallow@audubon.org Tafts
Milk and Maple Farm
1479 Taft Rd., Huntington, VT 05462
Take I89 to
Exit 11. On Rte 2 go east to Richmond. Take a right at the light 9½
miles (Huntington Center). Turn left on Camels Hump Rd. Sugarhouse
is 2 miles on the left.
(802) 434-2727
E-mail: taftmaple@aol.com
Website:
www.vtmaplesyrup.com Richmond
Sherwood
Forest Maple Products
Gary & Lori Grzywha
264 Sherwood Forest Rd.,
Richmond, VT 05477-3001
(802) 434-3013. Shelburne
Palmer's
Sugarhouse
David Palmer
331 Shelburne-Hinesburg Rd., Shelburne, VT
05482
(802) 985-5054 Shelburne
Farms*
1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT 05482
* Designed as an
educational event for parents & children. One-day-only event, March
24th. Charges a small admission fee of $5 for members an $6 for
non-members. Pre-registration is required. Route 7 to Harbor
Road. Directions by map
available on-line.
(802) 985-8686 Williston
Maple
Grove Farm and B & B
David or Ginger Isham
3517 Oak Hill Rd.,
Williston, VT 05495
Located 3.5 miles south off Rte 2. Fourth generation
maple producer. Modern operation, easy access and enjoy B & B stay.
Breakfast includes Maple products. Mail order seasonal. Maple syrup.
(802)
878-4875 . *******
******* * Sugarhouses:
If your sugarhouse is located in Addison county or southern Chittenden county
{See our Community
Pages for a complete list of the towns.}, and it is open to the public but
not listed here, please contact us. We prefer e-mail, but you can also
phone, fax, or write {see info at bottom of this page}. If you e-mail us,
send it to ... farmgarden@downstreetmagazine.com.
Provide
your name, the name of your farm or sugaring operation, both mailing and street
addresses, directions to your sugarbush or gathering site, and your phone
number, and e-mail and/or web site addresses, if applicable. We will be
happy to add you to the list.
*******
******* If you would like to submit photos to DownStreet
for our Out & About section, or if you know anyone whose photos you'd like
to see here, please let us know. We'd be happy to take a look. If
your photo is accepted for publication, we'll pay you a small honorarium for the
privilege. *******
******* If you would like to submit
something for our Out & About section, don't hesitate to let us know.
Simply e-mail us at outabout@downstreetmagazine.com.
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reach you. You may also send a copy of your proposed article. The
text can either be included in the body of the e-mail, or you can send it as an
attachment in just about any word processing format. If your piece is
accepted, we will pay a small honorarium for your interest & your
time. [See Freelancers
Wanted for more details.] *******
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