News About Barred Woods

Our main sugarbush is located in Belvidere Vermont, a small rural town with a lot of history.  Vermont Public Radio recently featured a fascinating audio episode on the history of our town.

We are fortunate that our sugarbush and sugarhouse are situated right smack in the midst of an important northeast wildlife corridor. Up in our woods we've had several sightings of deer, bear, porcupine and even moose. Of course most wildlife sees us first and stay hidden, leaving us to only wonder about all of the shenanigans that occur in our 'quiet' sanctuary. to satisfy our curiosity, we're starting to monitor with game cams. we'll share a few of our most recent favorite clips. "Don't mess with my fawn" We saw a few different clips of Mama deer and her beautiful Baby...

On June 07, 2025 Barred Woods Maple partnered with Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Land Trust to offer an exciting program focused on creating bird-friendly habitat in Vermont maple sugarbushes.  The event consisted of banding migratory birds for tracking and research, a discussion of habitat requirements of these birds, and a tour of Barred Woods Maple sugarbush to see first-hand, forestry practices that have been implemented to improve the habitat for migratory songbirds while at the same time improving the maple syrup production of the forest.  The event was through registration only and the spots filled up quickly after the program was announced. ...

We’re honored to share that Barred Woods Maple has been awarded an infrastructure grant through the USDA’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program, administered by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. This national initiative supports local and regional food systems across the United States by investing in critical infrastructure for food producers, processors, and distributors. This support will help us build a 6,000-square-foot commercial food processing facility in Belvidere, Vermont along side of our existing maple sugarhouse. The new space will allow us to increase our capacity for crafting value-added maple products like maple sugar and maple granola, improve shipping...