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It was before this all happened.

I have been working on buying an already existing diner and then Covid-19 hit and crippled the economy. Now I'm having second thoughts on fulfilling this venture. Is it still a good idea? Will I succeed? Do you all have any advice?

So I put together the list of Vermont maple syrup producers. I'm not sure if I got all of the producers in the state but I found quite a few. I organized the list alphabetically and listed the town in which they are located. I'm sure a quick Google search will give you their websites and/or contact information if you want more information about any of their maple products. The producers in bold are ones I have personally tried and all of them are quite good. The best ones I also put a "*" next to. · Adam Gagne – Swanton, VT · Aither's Ridge Top Farm – Hyde Park, VT · Allen Family Maple – Charlotte, VT · Andersonville Maple – West Glover, VT · Apple Hill Sugarworks – Barre, VT · April's Maple LLC – Canaan, VT · Back Ledge Maple/Darlene's Delectable Delights – Johnson, VT · Backwoods Alchemy – Enosburg, VT · Baird Farm – North Chittenden, VT · Ball Brook Sugar House – Pownell, VT · Barred Woods LLC – Montgomery Center, VT · Bear Cobble Sugarworks – Bristol, VT · Beaulieu Family Maple – Sheldon, VT · Bennett Farm Maple – West Charleston, VT · Berard's Sugarhouse – Readsboro, VT · Bill's Lake Shore Maples – Newport, VT · Bobcat Hill Maple Products – Hinesburg, VT · Bourdon Maple Farm – Woodstock, VT · Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits – Cambridge, VT · Bragg Farm Sugarhouse & Gift Shop – East Montpelier, VT · Branon Family Maple Orchards – Fairfield, VT · Branon's Barrywilde Maples, LLC – Fairfield, VT · Branon's West View Maples – Fairfield, VT · Bread Loaf View Farm – Cornwall, VT · Browns River Maple LLC – Essex Junction, VT · Buck Family Maple Farm – Waterbury Center, VT · Buck Mountain Maple, Bee & Tree Farm – New Haven, VT · Burgess Sugarhouse – Underhill, VT · Bushee Family Maple Farm – Danby, VT · Charron's Family Maple – West Rutland, VT · Chauvin's Sugarhouse – Hyde Park, VT · Choice Maple – White River Junction, VT · Cold Corners Mapleworks – Fairfield, VT · Collins Sugar Bush – Newport Center, VT · Cook's Sugarhouse – Hyde Park, VT · Corey's Maple Orchard – Enosburg Falls, VT · Corse Maple Farm – Whitingham, VT · Couture's Maple Shop/B&B – Westfield, VT · Covered Bridge Maple Sugaring – Newport Center, VT · Cross Road Sugar Co. – Ira, VT · Crossroad Maple – East Fairfield, VT · Deep Mountain Maple – West Glover, VT · Deer Ridge Maple – Derby, VT · Donald Richards – Milton, VT · Dutton Berry Farm – Brookline, VT · Dwight Miller Orchards – East Dummerston, VT · E. W. B. Sugaring – Williston, VT · Eastman Long and Sons - Waitsfield, VT · Eb Kinney Jr – Brownsville, VT · Echo Hill Farm – Craftsbury, VT · Eden Mountain Maple LLC – East Eden, VT · Evans Maple Farm – East Dummerston, VT · Everett Springs Farm – Kirby, VT · Farnham Farm Maple Sugaring LLC – Plainfield, VT · Ferne Hollow Farm – Florence, VT · Floodwoods Maple LLC – Waitsfield, VT · Foster Swamp Maple Grove – Newport, VT · Fradettes Maple Syrup – East Hardwick, VT · Fredette Maple Grove – Wilmington, VT · Frog Hollow Farm – Barton, VT · Gadapee Family Sugarhouse LLC – Danville, VT · Gagne Maple LLC – Swanton, VT · Gebbie's Maplehurst Farm – Greensboro, VT · Genier SugarHouse – Fair Haven, VT · Georgia Mountain Maples of Vermont – Milton , VT * · Gervais Family Maple – East Fairfield, VT · Glastenview Maple Farm – Shaftsbury, VT · Goings Family Sugar House – Ludlow, VT · Goodrich's Maple Farm – Cabot, VT · Graham Farms Maple – Williamstown, VT · Green Mountain Sugarhouse – Ludlow, VT · Greene's Ox Pasture Maples – East Berkshire, VT · Green's Sugarhouse – Poultney, VT · Happy Hill Maple Farms LLC – Lyndonville, VT · Harlow's Sugarhouse – Putney, VT · Hidden Springs Maple – Putney, VT · High Pond Syrup – Brandon, VT · High Ridge Meadows Farm LLC – East Randolph, VT · Hillis' Sugarbush Farm & Vineyard – Colchester, VT · Hillsboro Sugarworks – Bristol, VT · Hi-Vue Maples – Richford, VT · Hollow Road Maple – South Londonderry, VT · Hot Pan Sugarworks – Middlebury, VT · Howrigan Family Farms – Fairfield, VT · Howrigan's Maple Orchard, LLC – Fairfield, VT · Isham Family Farm LLC – Williston, VT · J. Allen Maple – Tinmouth, VT · Jacob Brook Farm – Morrisville, VT · Jake's Family Maple – East Burke, VT · James Curtin – Washington, VT · Jed's Maple Products – Derby, VT · Jericho Center Stables & Sugarworks – Jericho, VT · Judith Stearns – Bridgewater, VT · Kents' Corner Sugarhouse – Calais, VT · Kevin C Spencer – North Clarendon, VT · Kevin Ruane Maple Farm – Tinmouth, VT · Kneeland Family Maple – Lowell, VT · LaRock Maple – Starksboro, VT · Leahy's Maple Farm – St. Albans, VT · Ledge Haven Farm – Orwell, VT · Ledge View Maple LLC – Fletcher, VT · Lehouillier Maple Orchard – Hyde Park, VT · Lightfoot Farm and Forest – Northfield Falls, VT · Limlaw Family Maple Farm – West Topsham, VT · Linda & Chris Lawson – Barton, VT · Lindgren's Sugar Shack – Johnson, VT · Little Hogback Farm – Bristol, VT · M & S Maples – Fletcher, VT · M&M VT Maple LLC – Sheldon Springs, VT · Mahar Maple Farm – Middletown Springs, VT · Maple Meadow Farm – Salisbury, VT · Maple View Sugarworks – Westfield, VT · Matt’s Sugar Shack LLC – Richford, VT · McBride Family Maples – Westford, VT · McDonald Farm Maple – Danville, VT · Meadowbrook Maple – Milton, VT · Merck Forest & Farmland Center – Rupert, VT · Michael Smith – Randolph Center, VT · Mike & Terry Couture – Westfield, VT · Moose Mountain Maple – Underhill, VT · Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks – Montpelier, VT · Morse Hillside Farm – Westford, VT · Mount Mansfield Maple Products – Winooksi, VT · Mount Pleasant Sugarworks – Leicester, VT · Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm – Stowe, VT · Newhall Farm – Reading, VT · Norris Sugarworks – Starksboro, VT · North Face Maples LLC – Montgomery, VT · North Jay Maple – North Troy, VT · Northloop Maple Farm – West Halifax, VT · Olde Carriage Sugarwoods – Charlotte, VT · Open View Farm – New Haven, VT · Palmer Lane Maple – Jericho, VT · Palmers Sugar House – Shelburne, VT · Papa John's Sugar Shack LLC – Mount Holly, VT · Patenaude's Sweet Meadow Maple Products – Derby, VT · Perry Family Maple Works – Westminster, VT · Perry's Maple Preserve Inc. – Ira, VT · Pine Ridge Sugarworks – South Duxbury, VT · Plummer's Sugar House – Grafton, VT · Poor Farm Sugar Works – Colchester, VT · Potter Family Maple – Bakersfield, VT · Purinton Maple – Huntington, VT · PVF Maple LLC – Shrewsbury, VT · Red Rock Valley Maple Farm – Starksboro, VT · Rheaume Family Maple Sugarworks – Middlebury, VT · Richardson Farm Maple – Taftsville, VT · River Run Maple – Granville, VT · Robb Family Farm, LLC – Brattleboro, VT · Robbins Mountain Enterprise – Waterbury, VT · Robert Farnsworth Inc – Springfield, VT · Rock Maple Mountain – Enosburg Falls, VT · Roy's Maples – Derby, VT · Runamok Maple – Fairfax, VT · Severy Family Maple, LLC – Shrewsberry, VT · Shelburne Sugarworks – Hinesburg, VT · Sherman Hollow Farm – Hinesburg, VT · Silloway Maple – Randolph Center, VT · Simply Maple – Washington, VT · Slab Hollow Sugar Makers – Dummerston, VT · Smith Family Maple – Cambridgeport, VT · Smith Maple Crest Farm LLC – Shrewsbury, VT · Smith Maple Farm – Thetford Center, VT · Solar Sweet Maple Farm – Lincoln, VT · Southern Vermont Maple Products – Bellows Falls, VT · Sprague & Son Sugarhouse – Jacksonville, VT · Stacy Farm – Graniteville, VT · Stagecoach Hollow Maple – Barre, VT · Stannard Farm – Stannard, VT · Stephane Inkel Inc. – Canaan, VT · Stewart Maple – Cuttingsville, VT · Stonyhill Sugarhouse – East Fairfield, VT · Sugar & Spice Restaurant – Rutland, VT · Sugar Bob's Finest – Rutland, VT · Sugarbush Farm Inc – Woodstock, VT · Sugartree Maple Farm – Williston, VT · Summit Maple Farm – Fairfax, VT · Sweet Bear Farm – Corinth, VT · T & W Maple – Eden, VT · Taft's Milk & Maple Farm – Huntington, VT · Taste of Country LLC – Albany, VT · Taylor's Family Sugarbush – Barton, VT · The 5th Generation Adams Farm, LLC – Wilmington, VT · The Bunker Farm – Dummerston, VT · The Franklin Farm – Guilford, VT · The Gateway Farm – Bristol, VT · The Green Mountain Maple Sugar Refining Company, Inc. – Waterville, VT · The Maple Fix – Fairfax, VT · The Maple Guild – Island Pond, VT * · The Vermont Maple Farm, LLC – West Topsham, VT · The Wing Farm – Bennington, VT · Thompson Farm – Colchester, VT · Three Peaks Maple – East Haven, VT · Three Percent Maple Farms – Enosburg, VT · Triple T Mapleworks – Whiting, VT · Trudell Family Farm – East Fairfield, VT · Tucker Maple Sugarhouse – Westford, VT · Twin Maple Sugarworks – Lincoln, VT · Two Brothers Maple LLC – Berkshire, VT · Umbrella Hill Maple – Morrisville, VT · Vallee Farm Maple – St. Albans, VT · Vermont Maple Outlet – Jeffersonville, VT · Vermont Pleasant Valley Maples – Richford, VT * · Viking Farms LLC – Brattleboro, VT · Village Mapleworks – Orwell, VT · Westford Sugarworks – Westford, VT · Wild Farm Maple – Arlington, VT · Williams Maple Farm – Cornwall, VT · Wood Family Sugarhouse – Poultney, VT · Wyckoff Family Maple – Jeffersonville, VT

I am currently working on a list of all maple syrup producers in Vermont if anyone is interested. I will post it here regardless once I finish it in a few days.

The Maple Guild in Island Pond, VT is one of the best on my opinion. A former CIA instructor started it and is now the biggest producer of Maple Syrup outside of Quebec. They also do infused syrups as well such as vanilla, bourbon, etc.

Don't knock the beaver until you try it. I was skeptical myself but it honestly does taste a lot like beef, not terribly gamey either.

Feel free to pick my brain anytime.

@Alex I hope so. Vermont is a beautiful place. I feel very lucky to be a native of this state.

I wish I had joined sooner. So many great books.

I am about 45 minutes north of Burlington

Thank you all! Typically my Fiancee does the cooking at home, however, since I've had a lot more time on my hands recently due to the pandemic, I've been doing most of the cooking at home. She suprised me tonight though with a curry which was nice.

I'm very excited to be a part of eGullet. I am a head chef in Vermont for a family run restaurant and catering business. I am currently working on a business plan for my own restaurant. I have been in the industry for 14 years. I am looking forward to connecting with all of you and expanding my culinary knowledge.