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March and April are the months of expectation and patience in the northernmost small town of Derby, Vt., on the Canadian border. Jason Patenaude — who learned to turn a backhoe, dig the earth and cut and move timber at the tender age of 11 by his father’s side — and his wife and partner Alison, are expectant and expecting. Jason and Alison, owners of Jason Patenaude Excavating Inc., are expecting their first son. They also are expecting sweet syrup and success from the more than 9,000 maple trees they are tapping with Jason’s father, the founder of his firm and are anticipating the completion of a brand new shop. Besides the Patenaudes and just two other employees, Jason Patenaude Excavating has the reputation in this very tiny, rural town of Derby of a Derby winner. It’s been that way for some 27 years.
Tapping the Maples “My dad, Albert Patenaude, started the business in 1987. While farming, my father always had a dozer and was always doing side work. After selling the farm, he bought a backhoe and 6-wheel dump truck and decided to go into business,” said Jason Patenaude. “I started working for my dad when I was 11, and full time after high school. I took the business over in 1996 and my dad worked for me up until about five years ago, getting done at the age of 73.” The teacher and student, father and son, also became collaborators in other ways. “My father began sugaring in 1962 and started Valley View Maple Products with 3,000 maple tree taps. I have always played a large role in helping him continue with sugaring,” said Patenaude. “In 2010, after my father had two knee replacements, we built a brand-new sugar house with a 4X14 CDL oil fire arch and a new 1800-gallon per hour RO [reverse osmosis]. The arch is what you boil the syrup on. see PATENAuDE page 4