Our Story 
So a Chef, a Chemist, and a Wall Street Defector Walk Into a Bar...
Our Beginning
Okay, not quite, but it’s not too far off. Our three founders were united by a passion for maple that led them to the hills of Vermont, where a lifelong love affair with the sugar maple forests there began.
Home Sweet Home
Up in Island Pond, Vermont, more than 16,000 acres of sugar maple trees (our sugarbush) sit at the ideal elevation and latitude for prime sap production. In these quiet hills, we assembled our team of maple fanatics, forest guardians, and tree doctors, and we tapped our first tree in 2015. Since then, we have lovingly attended to and cared for the largest maple sugarbush in the country. Healthy trees means happy trees, and happy trees produce more sap — and let us tell you, our trees are some of the happiest in the world.
Our Vision
You could say the rest is history, but it doesn’t end there — once we developed our unique Steam-Crafting™ process, and tasted our first batch of syrup, inspiration hit us like a bolt of lightning. We have been dreaming up new, delectable, wonderful ways to use maple ever since, in our teas, spreads, coffees, and more, and we are on a mission to share the delicious, natural, organic, and sustainable sensation of maple with the world.
We're 100% Vermont. It's about the care that goes into our 25,000 acres and how to preserve it for years to come.
Mike
You dream it, Mike has probably already dreamed it and whipped up a maple version to test out, improved that version and landed on something delicious. Also CEO/CFO. Probably smelled too many lab chemicals in the 60s.
Deek
One of the first employees, Deek assists in Building and Grounds maintenance. He is a lifelong resident of Island Pond. As you drive by, wave to the guy on the tractor.
Nick
All Guild members play multiple roles. We are a team, after all. Nick can boil sap, tap, and does a mean hydrometer reading. He was recently promoted to plant manager since he was the first one to show up the day we needed one.
Bob
Maple sap runs in Bob's veins. He likes to say that once you experience a sugaring season, you'll always get that magic feeling again when winter starts to warm and thaw. Without Founder Bob none of this would have happened.