Golden Moment Farm

 Golden Moment Farm was established in 1997. Before purchasing the property, the property was thoroughly evaluated to determine its potential for supporting a successful business. After careful consideration, we concluded that maple syrup production offered the most promising opportunity. 

In 1998, coinciding with the notable ice storm of that year, we commenced our first season. The challenges were considerable—the damage in the bush was extensive and our bush suffered 65% crown damage as a result of the storm.  Nonetheless, we persevered and continued to pursue our vision.

  Although Norma had grown up with her family making maple syrup her and John knew very little about the process.  Starting from scratch was a challenge – but it was fun… We laughed, learned and grew. 

Our journey started with 150 buckets and a homemade processing system. We have now grown to more than 4,000 taps linked through pipelines and advanced processing technology.  We make not just maple syrup but also an assortment of value-added maple products.

 Breeding and raising Golden Retrievers is another key part of our farm. We have a deep affection for this breed – they are gentle, patient, and love people.

Our farm's name originated from one of our first retrievers who had a litter of 16 puppies. It was a remarkable event! A local newspaper wrote a story about it and called it ‘A Golden Moment’. At that time, we were in the process of purchasing our farm, so we adopted the name from the article.

Our goal is to sustain a strong and healthy lineage of puppies that people can truly value and rely on.

A couple of years after we bought the farm we decided that in doing business sustainably, and with tradition we purchased a team of Clydesdale mares...  We felt that using horses to gather sap, and  perhaps do farm tours of the property opened up another avenue for revenue.  Through the years and with many lessons  learned we determined that although it did bring in a bit of revenue our physical health with aging made it unrealistic in reality.  Now they are our BIG pets!