Robb Family Farm and Sugarhouse, Robb Family courtesy photo Vermont Business Magazine Maple sugaring – as it is called among locals - is a labor of love, and often, as in the Robb Family Farm and Sugarhouse’s case, it is the financial lifeblood that sustains the century-old family farm in Brattleboro, Vermont. The season for harvesting and boiling the maple sap into thick, sweet maple syrup is a short critical one, lasting only several weeks right before Spring. The Robbs sell Vermont maple syrup, maple candy and maple cream online and in their country store located next to their sugar house. A good portion of their sales is made during that time from people visiting their sugarhouse producing enough money to cover their operating costs for the year. But the coronavirus upended their dependable revenue stream.