new NHMPA Sugar House Sign

[syrupbythesea]

Have you all seen the new NHMPA Member sign? A great addition to any Sugaring operation large or small! Hang it on your Sugarhouse, garage, or over the fireplace! The mark of NH quality!
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If not yet a member, please join here. Does not matter if you have no taps, one tap or 1000s of taps. If you love anything Maple in NH, we want you to be a part of our organization!
http://www.nhmapleproducers.com/membership/online-nhmpa-membership-form/

Find your local Director here:
http://www.nhmapleproducers.com/about-new-hampshire-maple-producers/

Please feel free to contact me any time...

Chris Olsen
email: chris@syrupbythesea.com
6039886174

[OldManMaple]

Nice sign
Thanks for posting this and keeping us up to speed.

[morningstarfarm]

Hey Chris...nice sign!...I want one!.. Now you have to come see sapzilla and bring one...

[Hop Kiln Road]

Chris,

HP and I went over to Maple Tree Farm, Dean and Meg Wilber, to help put up the first sign. They have a maple orchard Dean planted 35 years ago. You'd like visiting the place; Dean would love talking with you. He loves the sign.

Bruce

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[Russell Lampron]

Where can I buy one of these?

[Hop Kiln Road]

Actually Red Roof you are going to get sign #2 because you represent the quintessential New Englander: industrious, ingenuous, self-reliant, acute observer of nature. I'll bring it up to you!

[syrupbythesea]

Bruce...that's a great Pic! Can't wait to get mine. I heard Dean's son lives on the seacoast near me. Definitely looking forward to meeting Dean soon and checking out his operation! I have lots to learn from you guys!

[syrupbythesea]

...and Red Roof has the most awesome tractor/truck pic! Love that pic.

[syrupbythesea]

Chris,

I have to be in San Diego this week for 3 days (during the warmup...ugh). Wife will run the vacuum. should be interesting... Then, I'm home for the rest of the season. Definitely want to come see sapzilla that last week of Feb if you are steaming!

[Hop Kiln Road]

CO -

Bring you up to speed; that's the doodlebug. I haven't reached the level where I get a ride yet, but Fancy has been seen in it.

Anyway, the signs will be distributed to the Directors and Dealers this week. Our open house system is overwhelmed this year but next year the Directors will probably insist that any open house in the system display the sign. I'm going to have a bunch of signs in Tamworth for the regional meeting Tuesday night.

Also just got an email from Fadden's general store in North Woodstock wanting one but told them they are on the waiting list!

B

[Russell Lampron]

Wow, I really appreciate that. Rosebud (the doodlebug) and I will be here to accept the sign and if time permits you will get a ride too. I will proudly display the new sign where everybody can see it.

[white mt]

How do you get on the waiting list for this new sign.

[syrupbythesea]

How do you get on the waiting list for this new sign.

We should have signs available this week through NHMPA Directors and Dealers. Do you know your local director? I believe there is a regional meeting coming up in Tamworth this week. Feel free to send me an email at chris@syrupbythesea.com and we will find a way to get you a sign!
Thanks,

[Russell Lampron]

Bruce just stopped by with my sign a little while ago and I can't wait to hang it on the building. Well I can wait until it is warm enough outside to do so. It's a balmy 3* with a cold breeze here today.

[Hop Kiln Road]

Here's Russ and I standing beneath the famous Red Roof. Chris, another spot you need to drop by sometime. Probably ought to map you out a tour?

Signs should start appearing this week. It will take a couple days to get them out to the Directors and Dealers. Hope folks post pixs on this thread so we can see their sugarhouses.

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[NH Maplemaker]

So I'm guessing Bruce declined the Doodlebug ride? LOL

[Russell Lampron]

So I'm guessing Bruce declined the Doodlebug ride? LOL

I don't think the doodlebug would start today. The battery is kind of weak as I have had to jump start it the last couple of times that it has sat for awhile. I have a new battery for it but I'm not changing it today.

[Hop Kiln Road]

Also a question of who was going to drive....:cool:

[syrupbythesea]

How do you get on the waiting list for this new sign.

BTW...the signs are $38 and membership dues need to be current. Display it proudly!

[Hop Kiln Road]

And here is the renown Eric Johnson of Tucker Mountain Maple with his new NHMPA sign!

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[tuckermtn]

Bruce -
Thank you for making the trek up to our place on a grisly day. I enjoyed catching up and will display the sign proudly. Membership does have its privileges...

[Hop Kiln Road]

And here is Patrick Connor of the highly rated Intervale Farm Pancake House and longtime host of the NHMPA Henniker Regional Meeting with his new membership sign.

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[Hop Kiln Road]

Oh, and another one! Richard and Elaine Moore of Sunnyside Maples, holding their new sign and a rare copy of the old NHMPA membership sign, circa 19??. Anybody else got one of those? BTW, the new signs are now at Sunnyside, will be at Fadden' North Woodstock on Saturday and The Maple Guys in Wilton on Sunday. Also the directors have some. Be sure to post your pix!

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[Russell Lampron]

And here it is. The new sign looks good on the sugar house.

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[Hop Kiln Road]

Meadowview Sugar House, Union, NH
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Syrup By the Sea, Portsmouth, NH
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[Hop Kiln Road]

PRESS RELEASE -

The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association will be hosting its annual Tree Tapping Ceremony with our very special guest, Governor Maggie Hassan. The event will take place on March 7, 2016 at 3pm at Treat's Sugarhouse, 3 Hop Kiln Road, Bow, NH. All are welcome to attend the official "kick off" of the 2016 maple season in New Hampshire. Maple sugaring families contribute $150 million to the state's economy and 150,000 gallons of maple syrup are produced in New Hampshire annually. For more information, please visit our website, www.nhmapleproducers.com, email us at nhmpa@aol.com or call 603-225-3757.

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Also :

Mt. Crumpit Farm, New Boston

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[Hop Kiln Road]

Got the sign up just in time!

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[Hop Kiln Road]

Weather looks good statewide for Maple Weekend.

The NH Maple Producers Association has extensive TV ads running on WMUR, Manchester; Fox25 and NECN, Boston; also NHPR and 6 newspapers. 100 sugarhouses are listed on our website's interactive maps, which is also linked to the Dept of Tourism. This will draw tens of thousands of visitors. Please be sure your sugarhouses are reasonably clean.

Later in 2016, we will revamp all the advertising to prominently feature our new membership sign, as in, "Look For This Sign," etc. Anyone interested in having their operation featured, or would like to host any of the high profile events, please contact the Association via the website.

[Russell Lampron]

I'm hoping for a good turn out. I've got my sign hung, my sugarhouse clean and all of the value added products made. I also have 1000 gallons of sap to boil too. I'll probably be busy all day but right now I think I am in pretty good shape.

[Hop Kiln Road]

Parker Rowe of Salisbury Sugarworks with his sign and 30 serious cords awaiting Mighty Marvin's command.


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[sap retreiver]

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Mooncusser Maple. The inspector was there for the first boil!