Dear West Virginia Maple Syrup Producers and friends, Our season is all but over and the best that can be said is “It was better than last year.”Depending on where you are in the state, latitude, and elevation, the season rangedfrom good to “It was better than last year.” As…
If you remember, at last year’s meeting, we decided to have our annual meeting on the 3rd Saturday of April, which is April 20 this year. The problem is, apparently Jackson’s Mill cannot host us so the meeting will be at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 206 E 2nd Street, Weston…
I think this summary showed up in a newsletter this year, but I had trouble finding it, so I searched my personal archives and there it was. Here they are for your convenience! Minutes from the 2023 WV Maple Syrup Producers Association Annual Meeting, May 20, 2023 by Tina Gainer…
We were asked to share this news from Cornell… Maple Sap Survey The Cornell Maple Program wants to understand any concerns that you may have with sap storage and spoilage. We understand the maple season is intense while it lasts, and sap sometimes comes faster than you can process it. This survey will give us data to help…
We received the following from Ohio State University, a partner of Penn State. Maple Enthusiasts! We would like to draw your attention to a couple of upcoming programs being offered by our partners at Penn State University. The two workshops are listed below with links to the registration page for…
2. Dues are due by the meeting date (you can pay by check at the meeting). See this link: 3. WV Grown member application See attached: 4. USDA Maple Survey See attachments: Hope to see you on the 20th! Tina Barton, WVMSPA Webmaster/Secretary
We hope you all have (had) a successful maple season. I know for those of us in the lower elevations, there were challenges with off-flavored syrup (I produced a whopping 36 oz of syrup, and it was all off flavor with metabolism). But I think the upper elevations did well,…
The latest newsletter was mailed out last month to paying members. It is also available to paying members through our members-only website, here: https://members.wvmspa.org/?page_id=181 The previous WVMSPA newsletter is now available to the public at this website, under the Resources tab: https://wvmspa.org/newsletters/ WVDA is doing a survey at this link…
The September WV Woodland Stewards Seminar will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 6pm to 830pm. See attached detailed agenda or below. At this seminar, speakers will cover: — Spotted lanternfly — Two newish invasives — Meet an arborist — Oak regeneration ecology Be sure to invite a friend, colleague, or neighbor! …
At long last, here is what happened. Please view and send feedback and corrections to me, Tina Barton, at webmaster@wvmspa.org. Thank you!