Brigham Hill Maple is owned and operated by Al and Kaitlyn Bushey. Al has been sugaring for almost 20 years on a 150 acre parcel of family land on Brigham Hill, the highest point in Essex, Vt. He taps the same trees that his great, great uncle tapped 100 years ago. Brigham Hill Maple remains a small operation compared to others in Vermont. We have expanded to ~3,000 taps.

Al and Kaitlyn are the face of Brigham Hill Maple at the farmer’s market, but rely on help from friends, family, and neighbors during sugaring season, which occurs from mid-February to mid-April. Al’s childhood friend Justin O’Brien and his dad Dave Bushey help boil the sap into sweet syrup, which happens every 1-3 nights during the busy season.

We still encompass many of the traditional methods used for making maple syrup. We have a wood fired evaporator and prepare and burn ~20 cord of firewood each year to make the syrup.  

 We are committed to making high quality syrup and we personally taste test every barrel that we make to ensure a high quality and flavorful product. Most of our syrup is sold at the Burlington Farmers Market, which we attend every Saturday throughout the summer.  We also transform some syrup into delicious maple products, such as maple candy,  maple sugar, and a customer favorite maple cotton candy.