Maple Producers Tour
Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tour several different maple sugar producers’ houses located in Yates and Ontario counties! These producers feature operations ranging from 2,000-6,000 taps and include both wood and oil-based firing, steam-aways, diatomaceous filter presses, reverse-osmosis sap treatment, and both retail and wholesale sales.

Featured Tour Sites:

Tour starts at the Mahlon and Emma Hoover Farm (Pultney Rd., Branchport). Other visits currently include:

Steve and Laura Finnan’s brand-new sugarhouse operation (Brink Hill Rd., Italy)
Wohlschlegel’s Naples Maple Farm (owned by Garry and Bobbie Wohlschlegel, Coats Rd., Naples)
Rocky Ridge Maple Farms, LLC (Rte. 21, Canandaigua)
Visits will feature time for observation and discussion

Event & Registration Information: Please preregister at Yates Cornell Cooperative Extension.

The tour starts at the Hoover Farm. Please plan for about 10 minutes of travel time between sites. Please indicate if you need carpooling if available. The total tour time will be about four hours.

9:00 am - 9:45 am: Hoovers’

10:00 am - 10:45 am: Finnans’

11:00 am - 11:45 am: Wohlschegels’

12:10 pm - 1:00 pm: Rocky Ridge

Plan to look, listen, share, question, be inspired!
Additional information, please contact Malcolm MacKenzie, 585-374-6162