Recipe for syrup success: Maple business started with research, apprenticeship, and smart marketing

摘要

Shiny red roofs on the cookhouse and the evaporator building welcome visitors to Dumfries Maples, located on Route 102 as it ambles along the side of the Nackawic head pond. It is just half an hour upriver from Fredericton, New Brunswick. In March, when the early sap runs herald the coming of spring, things will get very busy at Dumfries Maples, and they will once again throw open their doors to welcome the public. If the big black pot hanging on a pole tripod in the cookhouse front yard is steaming,the maple taffy will be on. If steam is escaping the vents on the evaporator building, chances are good thatNathan Scott (and possibly his father, Don) will be on hand loading wood into the evaporator arch and keeping a close eye on the rapidly boilingsap, taking off golden syrup when the temperature hits the magic mark.