Who We Are
Our story started in 1971 when Ralph’s father purchased 150 acres of forestland and former dairy pasture. Up until 2019, the property was mostly used as a vacation spot for leisure and recreation. However, in addition to pursuing a college degree in geology during the mid 1980’s, Ralph produced several small batches of maple syrup by collecting sap from trees on the land, thus starting his love affair with Pure NY Maple syrup. Sugar making was subsequently put on hold after Ralph graduated from college and spent the next 30 years working in the environmental consulting and engineering field.
After retiring from consulting in 2018, the love of sugar making came back to life, with the purchase of a wood fired evaporator and the installation of a maple sap collection system.
Proud Members of: Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, Otsego County Maple Producers & New York State Maple Producers Association
What We Do
Our maple operation has grown from about 400 taps in our first year, 2019, to our current size of about 2200 taps. In 2022, we constructed a new sugar house, installed a new high efficiency evaporator and upgraded our operations to support a target tap count of about 2,500.
During the winter and spring seasons our attention is focused on the collection of maple sap and the production of our pure maple syrup. During the summer and fall seasons, we shift our attention to maple sales, the sustainable management of our forestlands, the improvement/expansion of our sugarbushes and creation of our custom wood products.
Although we do not operate a farm stand on the property, our maple products are available for purchase directly from us on-line at our website or in person at various locations and events.