It all started almost a century back…
In 1927 Frank Harlow, a recent graduate of the Horticulture program at UMASS, decided to try his hand at sugarmaking. With a few buckets and a lot more gumption, Frank began to make syrup and he passed his craft down through the generations. Today, Todd Harlow is the fourth generation at the helm of Harlow’s Sugar House, and perhaps more importantly, the fourth generation to spend the days of late winter traversing the family sugarbush, collecting sap and hauling it back to the sugarhouse to boil.
Finding meaning in maple…
There is something profound in these Vermont traditions; something beyond livelihood. Making maple syrup connects us to generations of Vermonters who came before, and found their life’s purpose in maple groves across the state. It’s a direct line to our heritage, and somehow a direct line to our future at the same time. Come join us at the sugarhouse whenever you’re in town, we’d love to have you.