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Posted On: 02/24/2016
There is nothing like the smell of the warm maple sugar houses on a pre-spring morning in New Hampshire. Meeting the farmers whose families have been in the business for decades gives us a great example of the history of New Hampshire and the jobs farmers have been doing for generations. For one weekend a year, the farm owners celebrate the statewide Maple Weekend and give tours of their syrup houses. This year’s Maple Weekend is next month on March 19th and 20th.
NH Maple Producers Association
The NH Maple Producers Association is the overarching group that spreads the word about NH Maple Weekend and they even celebrate for the whole month of March! The NH ”tree tapping farmers" pay a membership fee to be associated with the group in exchange for help with marketing, visibility on their site, and digital media mentions on the association Facebook page.
One thing about traveling around for Maple Weekend is that it isn’t the same at every venue. Each farm house offers a different grade of syrup, different products made with the syrup, and sometimes whole restaurants during the season to showcase their syrup products. My family likes using its lazy Sundays to journey out to the farms and enjoy a “mapley morning” by the hot maple sheds. It's events like this that make people really excited for spring and glad for the transition in between that gives us such delicious sweets from nature!
Where Do I Find More Info?
For more information about other local New Hampshire businesses, you can also check out the NH Made website. You can make your maple weekend tour schedule with your friends and family! Take a picture of you and your family supporting local farmers and share it with us on Instagram @LakesRegAirportShuttle!
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