Newsletter

Newsletter

A Drop in the Bucket

Greetings From the Farm!               

We are underway, preparing for the next season!  Our new operation in Eden Vermont will have 130,000 taps online this year!  This new expansion has brought us lots of media attention and you can see one of the videos on our Youtube page ~ click on the Across the Fence segment.  This was filmed during the first year of operation.  Since then we have expanded, adding 2 steam powered evaporators that are producing a combined total of 800 gallons of finished syrup per hour!   we have added 2 more  24 column RO machines for a total of 4 now!

We had a wonderful, colorful fall foliage season this year with LOTS of visitors!  We have lots of wonderful syrup and products for your year round gifts.  We are launching some new items and can customize any of our items in a gift box for you!  Be sure to check out all the new products we have just added to the web store!

We had some very significant flooding here in July and although it caused horrible damage to roads, houses & businesses in low lying areas, we were high and dry with no damages to either of our sugarhouses or the sugarwoods!  Feeling very blessed by that.  We spent many weeks helping neighbors and businesses mucking out tons of mud, debris and helping the town of Cabot repair roadways.  Things quickly recovered and we are happy to say that things are back to normal.

The grading system has changed a couple of years ago, broadening our syrup range to include the wonderful cooking flavor of dark syrup that is so wonderful to use, but has been unavailable in retail containers for a long time.    Those of you who remember this will love using it in your kitchens and everyday cooking!

 

The sugarhouse is a wonderful place to visit if you are here in the months of March & April.  Sample syrup warm from the evaporator and join us for Sugar-on-Snow, a favorite Vermont treat!

Many of you stopped by again this year ~ we sure enjoy visiting with you!   We hope your trip was an enjoyable and safe one.

The best way to order specialized gift assortments or corporate gifts is to call us at 800-639-1854.

Be sure like us on our Facebook page (Goodrich’s Maple Farm) too!  We welcome your posts.  Check out our recipes there!

 

SUGARS

The main sugar in pure maple sugar is sucrose which is an important source of energy. In order of sweetness, sucrose is less sweet than fructose, sweeter than glucose. Maple sugar’s caloric value is 50 calories per tablespoon, while molasses is 40, corn syrup is 60 and honey is 45 per tablespoon.

MINERALS

Minerals have specific and nonspecific nutritional functions in the body metabolism. In pure maple sugar the main minerals present are: potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and phosphorus.

NUTRITION FACTS

Serving Size 100g
Calories: 354
Calories from Fat: 2

*Percent Daily Value (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet:
Total Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 0%
Protein 0g 0%
Total Carbohydrate 91g 30%
Sugar 85g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 9% Iron 9%

Classed by Rhodale as #6 on the list of 11 of the world’s healthiest foods!  Maple syrup – it’s good for you!

Sincerely,

Ruth & Glenn Goodrich ~ & all the staff at Goodrich’s Maple Farm