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Upper Hudson Maple Producers' Maple Weekends

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published March 18, 2019 at 11:33 AM EDT
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The Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association’s 2019 Maple Open House Weekends are this coming weekend and next. Events include demonstrations, samples, and free tours of area sugarhouses. Maple Weekends happens at locations all across New York State.

Here to tell us more are marketing manager for the Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association Mary Jeanne Packer – she lives on Mapleland Farms in Washington County.

We are also joined by Vernon “DJ” Duesler IV. DJ is a 4th generation maple syrup farmer from in Fulton County. DJ operates Mud Road Sugarhouse and Ben Mady is here from Maple Leaf Sugaring.
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