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Hilltop Hanover Farm and White Oak Farm co-sponsor "Maple Weekends"

Hilltop Hanover Farm will make the pancakes topped by White Oak's maple syrup, and White Oak Farm will provide free tours of its sugarhouse.

Hilltop Hanover Farm and White Oak Farm of Yorktown Heights have joined forces in celebrating New York State's Maple Producers Association's "Maple Weekends" on Saturday, March 18; Sunday, March 19; Saturday, March 25; and Sunday, March 26. Hilltop Hanover Farm will sponsor the pancake breakfast portion of the event using White Oak Farm's maple syrup while White Oak Farm will provide free tours of its sugarhouse operation.

Both farms are ideally located for this event, for they are only a mile apart from each other in Yorktown Heights. For each day of the celebration, Hilltop Hanover Farm will provide a full breakfast at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 AM. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and free for those under 5. You must pre-register for the pancake breakfast by visiting the Hilltop Hanover Farm website at: www.hilltophanoverfarm.org

After enjoying a terrific breakfast, participants will travel one mile to White Oak Farm for the free maple sugar demonstration. If you have any questions about the maple syrup presentation or location, call (914) 245-7535 or visit the White Oak Farm website: www.whiteoakfarm1.com

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Hilltop Hanover Farm is located at 1271 Hanover Street in Yorktown Heights. White Oak Farm is found at 680 Croton Lake Road also in Yorktown Heights. You can't get lost from Hilltop Hanover Farm to White Oak Farm, for you only need to make three right turns, and you are there. Written directions will still be available at Hilltop Hanover Farm.

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