Madava Farms

Madava Farms
Industry Certified organic maple syrup
Founded 2007
Founder Robb and Lydia Turner
Headquarters Dover, New York, USA
Products Crown Maple Syrup

Madava Farms is an 800-acre certified organic maple syrup enterprise located primarily in Dover, New York.[1] The farm is the maker of Crown Maple Syrup, and it is considered to be the largest maple syrup production facility in North America.[2][3]

History

The 800-acre piece of land, located on the town borders of Unionvale, Millbrook, and Dover Plains, was farmland during the Civil War. Afterwards, farming on the property came to a halt, and an unusually high concentration of maples sprung up. The area was left untouched until 2007, when the property was bought by Robb Turner, a former Wall Street banker, and his wife, Lydia. The couple decided to use the land to found a maple syrup company.[4] The company was called "Crown Maple," and the farm was named Madava Farms, after the Turners' daughters, Ava and Maddie.[2][3] The Turners tapped their first trees in 2011 and opened the farm to the public in 2012.[3] The property has at least 40,000 maple trees and a 27,000-square-foot sugarhouse.[5]

In January 2013, Madava Farms received state grant award money for the purpose of creating a "tourist destination" in the Mid-Hudson Valley.[6] Lincoln Ristorante chef Jonathan Benno designed a kitchen for Madava Farms' cafe.

Equipment

Turner received consultation from the Cornell Cooperative Extension when buying technology and equipment for the operation.[2] The farm prides itself in its technology and environmental sustainability.[2][7] To reduce the likeliness of tree infection, thin polymer plastic tubes are used to carry sap to the collection house. The farm also aims to save fuel by not boiling the syrup initially and instead using osmosis machines.[2][3] As well as eliminating bacteria and cellulose material, the reverse osmosis machines remove up to 75% of the water from the sap. Extracted water is used for watering the property and cleaning the machinery.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Pasquale, Elyse. "Travel: Head to Madava Farms for maple syrup season". Newsday. Retrieved 10/12/2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blotcher, Jay. "Artisan: Crown & Country". Edible Hudson Valley. Retrieved 10/12/2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Zernike, Kate. "Is it Too Classy for Pancakes?". The New York Times. Retrieved 10/12/2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ Dumas, Bob. "Dover's Madava Farms Grows Reputation as Unique Maple Syrup Producer". Hudson Valley Reporter. Retrieved 10/12/2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ Krasny, Jill. "On a Mission to Make Maple Syrup Part of Every Meal". Inc. Inc.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Governor spends $738 Million". The Millbrook Independent. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  7. ↑ WBNG News. "Schumer announces 'Maple Tap Act' has passed the Senate at part of Farm Bill". A Granite Broadcasting Station. Retrieved 10/12/2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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