Officials tour maple sugar houses to celebrate year’s 1st crop
Paul Zononi, co-owner of Paul’s Sugar House, talks with state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides during a visit Monday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 3/8/2021 7:51:15 PM
WILLIAMSBURG Following a record-breaking year, maple sugarers Paul and Serena Zononi hosted a delegation of state officials who came to celebrate the maple crop.
Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides and other dignitaries toured three different area maple syrup producers on Monday in recognition of Massachusetts Maple Month.
March was declared Massachusetts Maple Month by Gov. Charlie Baker this year, and in a release announcing the tour it was noted that annual maple production is worth more than $5 million to state farmers.
State officials, sugarers celebrate maple season’s promising start
Mason jars filled to the brim with fresh, finished maple syrup on display at Stonegate Farm Sugarhouse in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/ZACK DELUCA
State Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides watches the sap boiling process on Monday at Stonegate Farm Sugarhouse in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/ZACK DELUCA
Tom Pleasant hands out samples of fresh, warm syrup at Stonegate Farm Sugarhouse in Conway on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/ZACK DELUCA
State Rep. Natalie Blais, D-Sunderland, watches the boiling process and enjoys a sample of warm maple syrup at Stonegate Farm Sugarhouse in Conway on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/ZACK DELUCA
Maple season underway for local sugarers
Howard Boyden of Boyden Brothers Maple next to his evaporator in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Owner Dana Goodfield at Stonegate Farm Sugarhouse, located at 1264 Bardwell Ferry Road in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/ZACK DELUCA
Syrup for sale at Boyden Brothers Maple in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Owner Dana Goodfield at Stonegate Farm Sugarhouse, located at 1264 Bardwell Ferry Road in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/ZACK DELUCA
Jeanne Boyden of Boyden Brothers Maple in Conway sells some maple syrup to Deb Hoyle of Conway. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Howard and Jeanne Boyden of Boyden Brothers Maple in Conway. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ