Sweet News

We are thrilled to introduce the newest member of the Tree Juice Maple Syrup team, Greg Lehn! Greg started working with us last season helping tap trees, check and repair sap lines, lug wood to the evaporator every 8 minutes, and everything else necessary to produce our special sweet stuff He soon discovered his passion for working in the forest and being at one with Mother Nature. So this year it’s official and he’s full time with Ryan and Jake making and sharing the sweet stuff (his favorite variety is Bourbon Barrel Aged so we have to watch he doesn’t eat...

Arkville maple shack has bold flavors on tap By Caitlin Ogden Contributing Writer Nestled in eastern Delaware County is a staple of the Northeast, a sugar shack producing fresh maple syrup. Except this one has a twist, a vanilla twist. Or a chocolate twist. Or bourbon — whatever you’re into. Tree Juice, owned and operated by Jake Fairbairn and Ryan Annetts and run out of their family’s “Lazy Crazy Acres Farm” is bringing a fresh approach to the production of maple syrup. The idea for the business was born of necessity, according to Annetts. It began when Fairbairn had a...