Chuck Winship

Xerox 33 yrs             

Retired

BS in Geology & MPS

Master Forester

4 generations of maple syrup

lives at Sugarbush Hollow,

East Springwater

Chuck has been producing pure maple syrup since he was 12 years old with his brother, Bruce and Sister, Nan.  With time off for a Xerox career and more education we are now producing the finest maple syrup possible in New York State at our state of the art facility.  We enjoy our family, friends, and neighbors who help us produce our glorious, quality pure Maple Syrup products. 

Bruce Winship

Xerox – 35 years

Retired

A.A. Degree in Mechanical Technology

Lives in Rochester, New York

Avid biker & downhill skier

Maintains forest & machines, tap trees,

Evaporator technician

Bruce is Chuck’s brother and enjoys the physical, technical and building aspects of producing our pure maple syrup.  Bruce is a great contributor to our maple syrup operation. He is responsible for making all the trails in our woods. His technical and physical skills allow us to make our great syrup!

John Winship   

BA Physics,  MBA
Engineer, SAIC
Lives in Millersville, Maryland

John is Chuck’s son and his family, Catherine, Ally, Tyler and Calvin enjoy participating  in our efforts to make the best maple syrups in New York State.  Our grand kids are our best consumers.  John enjoys the outdoors and increasing our maple syrup production.

Dori & Rob Hopkins

MS Reading 

Teacher

Lives in Binghamton, New York

Dori is Chuck’s daughter and her family members are Rob, Tanner and Aiden. They love the farm and help during school vacations. 

Dori is a Kindergarten Teacher and Rob is a large simulator technician and past Army Paratrooper. Rob helps us tap the trees and demonstrates old fashion maple syrup making during maple weekend.

Dori helps with activities for children during maple weekend.

Nan Miller

BS Teaching

Retired Teacher

Master Gardener

Lives in the Winship’s home town of Salamanca, New York

Nan is Chuck’s sister and with her husband, Ron, help with packaging our maple products. Nan and Ron are both retired teachers. Nan helps with the presentation of our fine products and helps with our teaching curriculums.  She is a NYS premier wildflower and domestic flower expert and enjoys leading tours and sharing her knowledge.  Our Sugarbush is one of the best examples of wild flowers in Western New York.

Pam Masterson

BA Studio Art and NYS Teaching              

NYS Certified Food Processor

Teacher, Farmers Market Manager, Festival Organizer

Published local Finger Lakes Hiking Book

Produces maple value added products

Lives in Hemlock, New York 

Pam is the all around person who not only designed this web site but develops and markets maple products and value added maple products at local farmers’ markets and art shows.  Using her photography skills and love of nature, she photographs wildflowers in the sugarbush,  leads schools groups through the sugarbush and organizes environmental & cooking education programs for children & adults.

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