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Sugar Bush Gazette

May 2020 News

NOTE Our Off-Season Hours

Due to COVID-19 safety practices, the Maple Gift Shoppe is closed to all walk in guests but open for drive-thru pick up of all pre-paid maple orders on Tuesdays and Saturdays (10 am - 2 pm) until further notice.  Please visit our website for any updates. 

 

There are 3 easy ways to order:

  • Visit the Online Store
  • Call 613-256-3867 *
  • Email info@fultons.ca *

(*Please leave a detailed message where we can call you to complete your order.  We are a small but mighty team these days; thank you for your patience as we work through messages.)

 

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10. We have lots of great items in the Maple Gift Shoppe for Mom, including some lovely Maple Luscious spa products. Father's Day is Sunday, June 21 - consider something for Dad from Fulton's - perhaps a BBQ gift pack or some yummy treats. Make it a one-stop shopping day!

Scribbles by Shirley

The wildflowers are peaking up through the leaf cover of the sugar bush and the temperatures are starting to rise.  We have had much needed rain recently and on many days, I can feel the warm sun on my face during my walks.    Our resident Robin has returned and already has 2 eggs in her nest.  I’m sure the skies are more blue these days and the clouds seem more fluffy.  All is right in our sugar bush. 

 

Our family along with Team Awesome would like to thank everyone for their understanding, patience and tremendous support during our very short season and in the weeks following our mandatory closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Our phone lines and emails were flooded with your kindness and inquiries to purchase maple syrup and maple products for your family.  With all safe distancing practices in mind, we came up with an onsite "drive-thru" pick up service for pre-paid online (or phone) sales. For so many of you, a visit to Fulton’s is a decades old tradition and you have missed this.  It has been good to say hello from the window.   We have missed you as well!

 

While we can’t make pancakes for you at this time, we do have lots of beautiful maple syrup for sale (we had an amazing production season!) and all the special maple ingredients to add to your home baking, cooking and snacking.  

 

Please know that we think of you often and wish you and your family good health and safety at this unprecedented time. 

 

Sweet maple wishes to you,

Shirley Fulton-Deugo

4th Generation Owner

Our Maple Heroes 

When sudden closure happens on the eve of one of the busiest weeks of our maple season (March Break) and the shelves and freezers are filled to the TOP.....what do you do?   Well, when you live and work in an amazing community, folks come together in support and that's exactly what happened.   

 

We will be forever grateful to our good friend, Bob Graff at Baker Bob's and the team at Nicholson's Sundries in Pakenham for their kind offers to help sell over 1500 frozen gluten free waffles and over 500 maple candy bunnies.  Customers called asking how they could help and purchased maple syrup and candy for their clients, families, staff working at home, front line workers, anonymous mailbox surprises.  The list goes on!   

 

Many of our wholesale clients are offering curbside pickup or restaurant take out.   They are all working incredibly long hours under difficult and stressful conditions.   We encourage you to support these wonderful businesses! 

 

  • Valley Roots, Arnprior (maple syrup, maple products)
  • Nicholson's Sundries, Pakenham  (maple candy)
  • MJ Butcher, Arnprior (maple syrup, maple products)
  • Equator Coffee (featuring Fulton's maple syrup)
  • The Nook Restaurant, Pembroke  (featuring Fulton's maple syrup)
  • Krave Bistro, Arnprior (featuring Fulton's maple syrup)
  • Mill Street Crepe Company, Almonte  (featuring Fulton's maple syrup)
  • Hummingbird Chocolate Maker (featuring Fulton's granulated maple sugar)
  • Dandelion Foods (maple candy, maple products)

 

Business to Business Support

(a full circle, feel good story) 

 

In February, Jonny Crozier, of Dairy Distillery asked if Fulton’s would be interested in supplying maple syrup to produce a Maple Vodka Cream Liquor.  Jonny sampled various grades of syrup and later that month started producing the new product.  It was a hit and each batch sold out quickly!  Plans for more production were put on hold when they turned their focus to produce much needed hand sanitizer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

Fast forward to March 20th, three days after our mandatory restaurant closure, we received a call from Claire Mills at Dairy Distillery to tell us they wanted to share the profits of the Maple Cream sales 50/50 with Fulton’s.  We were speechless and the tears flowed!  With much gratitude Fulton's accepted their generous cheque for $1500.00.    

 

Fulton’s decided to pay this generosity forward and gave the cheque to 6th generation, Madeline Downey, in support of her new businesses The English Pie Shop.   In turn, Madeline promptly focused her attention on the community, purchasing supplies to make $1500 worth of savoury pies that continue to be donated to our local and surrounding area.   Her delicious pies & cakes are made in the kitchen of neighbouring family business, the Cedar Hill Christmas Tree Farm and are available for purchase either by phone/text:  613-296-5631, her Facebook Page and perhaps at The English Pie Shop stand at the Carp Farmer’s Market (please watch their website for updates). 

 

As you may know, we always donate our “Pay it Forward” jar (loose change donations from our generous customers) back to the community.  This year, we decided to complete the circle of giving and sent $225 to Dairy Distillery to purchase hand sanitizer which will be donated to the front line workers at the Lanark County Paramedic Service.  

 

We're absolutely thrilled with everyone's efforts to help our community.   

Product of the Month

Maple Luscious

Travel Trio

(Body Lotion | Body Butter | Lip Balm)

 

We may not be traveling these days, but we sure are washing our hands - a lot! 

Be sure to keep that tender skin moisturized too.   

 

Packed in a cello gift bag - $15 

 

Hint:  a fabulous gift for Mom for Mother's Day!

 

Recipe of the Month

Maple Marinade

Barbeque season is here! This tasty Maple Marinade can be used with your choice of meat. Made with Fulton's Organic Maple Syrup, we recommend using it with chicken, salmon or pork! A great suggestion for a Mother's Day meal.

399 Sugar Bush Road, Pakenham, ON, Canada
613-256-3867

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