From bark to bottle, Crown Maple exemplifies the spirit of Dutchess County agri-business
When Robb Turner and his wife, Lydia, began their search for the ideal family vacation home in 2007, they couldn’t have imagined a sweeter deal. After hunting for a getaway in Dutchess County, they landed on a picturesque 800-acre property in Dover Plains, lush with aged maple trees. Soon, neighbors began to tease them about tapping the land’s abundance of red and sugar maple trees for their golden insides.
The idea stuck. A former West Point engineer, Harvard Business School graduate and successful financier, Robb poured his efforts into developing what is today known as Crown Maple syrup. He tapped into the expertise of experts from Cornell University’s Uihlein Sugar Maple Research and Extension Field Station to formulate a production process that would be sustainable, consistent, and create the purest, 100% organic syrup available.
Madava Farms, named for the Turner’s daughters Maddie and Ava, began its Crown Maple operations in 2010. Setting the 'royal standard' for organic maple, the company's high production rate is accompanied by the industry's best quality, purity and taste. Their estate also boasts one of the industry’s nicest sugarhouses, with gleaming stainless steel production machines, each optimized for sustainable production.
Crown Maple products have received accolades from The Wall Street Journal and have even held a spot on the White House dinner table. New York chefs at gourmet restaurants like Le Bernardin, Eleven Madison Park and Lincoln Ristorante prefer Crown Maple throughout their food and cocktail menus, while the company’s products also grace the shelves of stores like Dean & DeLuca, Costco, Whole Foods and more.
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