The Parsons Farm in the News

2013

We were on 9&10 News! Tree Tapping Begins As Maple Syrup Season Nears
9&10 News, aired March 4, 2013

Old Memories, New Business, by Janice Benson
Michigan Land Use Institute, featured in a 'Know Your Farmer' biography
Know Your Farmer - Harwood Heritage
Flickr photos by Michigan Land Use Institute
Despite slow season, maple syrup events continue, by Stephanie Stelk
Petoskey News, March 26, 2012
Maple syrup producers look to coming sap run, by Sheri McWhirter
Petoskey News, February 17, 2012

Featured in Fall Fun: Harvest Time
Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce, Visitor Info
Maple syrup brings big flavor to tried-and-true recipes, by Rachel Brougham
Petoskey News Review, March 25, 2011
Harwood Heritage Gold Maple Syrup Open House, Photo Gallery
Charlevoix Courier, March 21, 2011
We were on 9&10 News! Watch it here: Maple Syrup Season in Full Swing for Charlevoix County
9&10 News, aired March 20, 2011
Harwood Heritage Gold Maple Syrup chosen as one of Saveur's favorites in a taste test of maple syrups from Canada and the Northern US!
Tasting Notes: Maple Syrup, By Leah Koenig and Ana Ceron, Saveur, March 7, 2011
Visit us as part of a Culinary Farm Retreat Weekend from Learn Great Foods!
Maple Madness : Wild Foods Retreat takes place in March/April.

How sweet it is: Michigan one day could be world's leading producer of maple syrup,
by Kim Hoyum, Northwest Michigan's Second Wave, September 14, 2010
Take a summer drive along US 31, by Zlati Meyer
Detroit Free Press, July 11, 2010
Taste Panel: Michigan maple syrup test, by Judith Harris Solomon
The Detroit News, March 25, 2010 (Harwood Heritage Gold ranked #2 in Michigan!)
photos covering the 2010 open house
The Graphic, April 1, 2010
Sweet, Sweet Syrup Season
Petoskey News Review, March 30, 2010
Syrup Season Comes Early, by Rachel Brougham
Charlevoix Courier, March 24, 2010

Maple Syrup Season at Parsons' Family Farm..., Posted By Jen
Learn Great Foods, April 15, 2009
Maple Syrup Time
The Graphic, April 9, 2009
featured on the front page
Petoskey News Review, April 6, 2009
Sticky Situation, by Maggie Peterson
Petoskey News Review, April 2, 2009
Totally sweet!, by Allison Bean
Wedding planning tips, ideas and inspiration, Brides.com, September 30, 2008
Tastemakers: Harwood Heritage Gold Maple Syrup, by Rick Coates
Northern Express, April 14, 2008
Maple Syrup - From Tree to Table, by Maggie Peterson
The Graphic, March 6, 2008
Charlevoix Maple Syrup Farmer Upholds Tradition, by Louise Nelle
Petoskey News Review, March 09, 2007
A Spring Ritual, Parsons harvest maple sap for Harwood Heritage Gold syrup
Charlevoix Courier, March 29, 2006
Maple syrup: It's what's on tap, by Jeremy McBain
Petoskey News Review, March 22, 2006
Historic area barn destoyed by fire, by Julie Musilek
Charlevoix Courier, May 16, 2001

Honoring a century of family farming, by Laurie Lounsbury
Charlevoix Courier, July 15, 1998
Norwood author spends 40 years preserving a society, by Janenne Irene Froats
Charlevoix Courier, July 10, 1996
Electricity brought changes, Norwood farm family recalls, by L. Scott Swanson
Petoskey News Review, 1990 (?)