Laurel & Ash Farm Featured in Audubon’s Women in Maple: Voices from the Sugarbush

‘For as much as their business grows, it has not escaped Ashley’s notice that “sugaring is a male-dominated industry, and you don’t often see women as the face of maple companies. I try to put myself in front of the camera on social media a bit more, knowing that it’s unique to see a woman doing the physical labor of tapping, feeding the fire, even bottling.”

Now, she adds bird conservation to her list of reasons why her product is so special. “People are so interested in the Bird-Friendly Maple program. At Farmers Markets especially, we get a lot of questions and are happy to teach folks about how we have amended our forest management plan to benefit birds and other wildlife.’

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Laurel & Ash Farm Becomes Audubon Bird-Friendly Maple Producer

‘Laurel & Ash Farm in Holmes, a 50 acre-working family farm and forest which produces limited batches of 100% pure, wood-fired, Grade A maple syrup, has become an official Bird-Friendly Maple producer. As the tenth producer to join the program in New York, Laurel & Ash is managing their sugarbush in ways that help these birds raise the next generation of their species. We have amended our forest management and wildlife habitat plan to include the practices and recommendations of the Audubon New York bird habitat assessment. We have observed an increase in the diversity of bird species that visit or nest in our forest,” said Ashley Ruprecht, who co-owns Laurel & Ash Farm with her partner, Jeffrey Schad’

Laurel & Ash Farm Featured on Oprah Daily

‘If starting your own business sounds like a massive challenge, imagine launching one with your life partner, sibling, or best friend. These entrepreneur pairs, whose products have been handpicked as some of Oprah’s Favorite Things, have found a way to sidestep common pitfalls such as communication breakdowns or power struggles, and instead have thrived as a team. The secrets to their success differ as much as their brands, styles, and backgrounds, but there is one thing these 11 pairs have in common: They all were willing to take a massive leap of faith to start their businesses….’

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Laurel & Ash Farm Featured in DVEIGHT Magazine Issue 13

‘It’s the end of fennel season and I’m stepping lightly through the tall grasses behind ASHLEY RUPRECHT’s and JEFFREY SCHAD’s pump house toward one of their gardens. She points out black vernissage tomatoes, cucumbers, honey nut squashes, fennel, herbs, Mexican sour gherkins that look like watermelons the size of kumquats.’

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Laurel & Ash Farm Featured in DVEIGHT Magazine Issue 12

‘This sumptuous hand-numbered glass bottle with a wax seal and embossed gold and black label looks fit for your top shelf, or perhaps your perfume shelf, but inside, you’ll find their sustainably harvested 100% pure New York Grade A ‘Amber’ maple syrup tapped, wood-fired and bottled in the Hudson Valley.’

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