COVID and Sugarhouse tours

[DMF]

What are you all planning to do for this season and especially Mass Maple Weekend for tours, etc. with the current COVID restrictions? We sell most of our product right from the sugarhouse and we do tours all season. The Mass Government guidelines seem very convoluted. Thoughts?

[maple flats]

I don't know about Mass. rules, but I will not open my sugarhouse to the public this season. I'm so glad I sell so much syrup online, and my only local retail outlet does extremely well.
I also, for the first time didn't open to the public in 2020, but my total sales exceeded any other year since I started by around 60-70%.

[Kh7722]

We are planning a tour here in Ohio, with that said its a touchy subject for some. If you decide to open be sure to follow all guidelines by your local health department. Have sanitizer, limit customers, masks,etc. I know that it wont be my sugarhouse that will give maple a bad name. Just be a goid example of a forward thinker and if people dont feel safe (or if you dont) they wont come and you can always close.
Kevin

[DrTimPerkins]

UVM facilities, including PMRC, are closed to all visitors and vendors without specific permission. Only outsiders allowed in are delivery people.

[Geroldn]

My sugar house is 20x30. Way bigger than necessary for a 250 taps/2x6 evaporator operation. I think I have enough space for a couple trusted friends at a time. One already recovered from COVID last spring. No neighborhood sugar on snow party though 🙁.