Lots of news here, so scroll to the end! Future Generations Syrup Handbook Visit our Useful Links (see right-hand column or Useful Links to get a link to Future Generations new Syrup Handbook, which has lots of resource links and some other direct information pages to get started with sugaring!…
Future Generations Webinar on markets for this time of uncertainty was reported to be excellent. Here are the links to the webinar. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erII6OpcaXI Part 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyVZEnurumw The schedule may be downloaded below to help you navigate through the portions of the webinar that most interest you. I only produce enough…
See https://www.future.edu/maple-webinar/ for on-line training for Maple Syrup marketing, June 17 and 18,. Sap runs, pandemic or no! Contact Karen Milnes (karen.milnes@future.edu, 304-358-2000) for more information.
Future Generations University and Experience Learning are working in conjunction with the WVMSPA to make an Appalachian maple syrup cookbook that not only has recipes, but also stories of the history of maple syrup in Appalachia. The compilation is complete and is in the final stages of formatting. Very exciting!
Two big opportunities: From Nathan Bergdoll of WVDA, regarding Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19: The opening day of submitting for this program will be next Tuesday, the 26th, so folks may want to get started on the paperwork to get ahead. Details are below. Again, there is a nice…
Mike Rechlin forwarded the following from IMSI (The International Maple Syrup Institute). It goes through strategies for product sales given the constraints the Coronavirus has placed on our usual fair and festival sales outlets. We think our members will find that it has some some good ideas. REVISED 1 April 1,…
Hello Maple Friends! Because our annual meeting of May 2, 2020 was canceled, and many people planned to make their payment in person at the meeting, we have a shortfall of paid memberships. We have a hard deadline of when dues need to be paid, because the Maple Digest mailing…
The marketing study for promoting Appalachian Maple Syrup (in particular in the Monongahela Forest) has just finished. The marketing firm, MESH, has developed a logo for stickers and seals, and a story card as a start for branding and marketing “Appalachian Maple Syrup”. The Woodlands Community Lenders helped fund this…
We got the following from Mike Rechlin: The second Southern Syrup Research Symposium has been cancelled. Our speakers could not guarantee that their organizations would let them travel this October. The plan is to see where things are in a year. Mike
This came from Keith Heasley, WVMPSA President, on March 14: WVMSPA Members: Based on the increasing levels of “social isolation” being implemented by the government, in particular, the K-12 school closings, Heasley Homestead Maple has decided to cancel its Maple Day open house on March 21st. As WVMSPA president, I…