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Randy Grippin has been producing maple syrup for 18 years at his farm located in the Heldebergs in Berne, NY. Twenty-five years ago, Randy purchased the farm from his parents and started making maple syrup with 50 pails and an outdoor cooker. Over the years, the Grippin family expanded the maple syrup operation to include 18 miles of pipeline, 1850 taps, a reverse osmosis system and a wood-fired evaporator. In a typical year, Randy produces between 350 and 500 gallons of maple [...]
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