David Marvin is a sugar maker and forester. He is founder of Butternut Mountain Farm, a family enterprise focused on producing, processing and marketing maple products from its own farm and hundreds of others. The nearly 150-employee business provides diverse maple products to all market sectors of the food industry, as well as forestry consulting services to hundreds of clients.

In recognition of his service and accomplishments, David has been named the Vermont, New England and National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year, the Vermont Maple Industry Council Maple Person of the Year, and the Lamoille County Forest Steward of the Year. In 1995, David received the Lifetime Sugarmaker Award from the Vermont Sugarmakers’ Association and is a farmer inductee into the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame.

David is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a B.S. in Forestry and has served on the boards of numerous conservation and community organizations and currently serves Shelburne Farms, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Preservation Trust of Vermont, and the International Maple Syrup Institute. David and his wife Lucy reside in Hyde Park as a do their two grown children: Emma and Ira who are now the third generation to run the family business.