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The story of Grant Family Farms begins in the early 1900s with Hiram (Al) Grant, who built the original sugar house from salvaged materials, including lumber from an old town bridge. Though the building may not have been perfectly straight, his sugar business certainly was. Al collected sap from maple trees on his land using buckets gathered by oxen and an old wagon called a scoot, while his wife Jesse transformed some of the finished syrup into sugar cakes using wooden molds. Al crafted wooden boxes to ship his syrup and sugar to customers via train, establishing a foundation of quality and craftsmanship that would endure for generations.
The tradition continued through Al's son Leon Grant, who carried on the maple syrup production into the late 1930s and 1940s alongside family and friends. Leon's operation advanced from oxen to tractors while maintaining the same dedication to quality, producing between 200 to 300 gallons of syrup annually. Leon's grandsons eventually took over the sugaring operation in the 1970s, preserving the family and friends approach that had always been central to the business.
By 2000, the family came together to rebuild their sugar house as an exact replica of the original, but equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and one of the most sophisticated tubing systems in the area. This modernization allowed them to retire the traditional buckets while honoring their heritage, enabling the trees to offer all their sweet sap and allowing the family to produce hundreds of gallons of maple syrup each year. Today, Grant Family Farms continues to grow and change while maintaining the same commitment to quality that began over a century ago.
The story of Grant Family Farms begins in the early 1900s with Hiram (Al) Grant, who built the original sugar house from salvaged materials, including lumber from an old town bridge. Though the building may not have been perfectly straight, his sugar business certainly was. Al collected sap from maple trees on his land using buckets gathered by oxen and an old wagon called a scoot, while his wife Jesse transformed some of the finished syrup into sugar cakes using wooden molds. Al crafted wooden boxes to ship his syrup and sugar to customers via train, establishing a foundation of quality and craftsmanship that would endure for generations.
The tradition continued through Al's son Leon Grant, who carried on the maple syrup production into the late 1930s and 1940s alongside family and friends. Leon's operation advanced from oxen to tractors while maintaining the same dedication to quality, producing between 200 to 300 gallons of syrup annually. Leon's grandsons eventually took over the sugaring operation in the 1970s, preserving the family and friends approach that had always been central to the business.
By 2000, the family came together to rebuild their sugar house as an exact replica of the original, but equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and one of the most sophisticated tubing systems in the area. This modernization allowed them to retire the traditional buckets while honoring their heritage, enabling the trees to offer all their sweet sap and allowing the family to produce hundreds of gallons of maple syrup each year. Today, Grant Family Farms continues to grow and change while maintaining the same commitment to quality that began over a century ago.



