Lake Erie Maple Expo (LEME) is a premiere maple event for our region. The program includes Friday workshops, Saturday speakers and a large vendor show. It is a good place to pick up sugarbush supplies from vendors, saving shipping, learn about the newest maple research, hone your skills in the...
The Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center will host a production workshop focused on the needs of new and existing tree sap and syrup producers. Sessions will include one focused on tapping Black Walnut, a hands-on workshop establishing tubing systems on a nearby maple stand, a field visit to local maple...
We will begin at 3 PM Friday Nov. 22 with a tour of South Fork Farm near Pound, VA (maple syrup and molasses producer), followed by a pancake supper. On Saturday Nov. 23 from 9am to 5pm the workshop will be held at Oxbow Center, St. Paul, Virginia. There will...
“Verona” has been a landmark maple event for years. Relocate last year to Syracuse, NY, it is one of the largest maple shows in the country. Although a long drive, to a pretty snowy region of the country, and at a time when we should all be repairing lines and...
See https://extension.wvu.edu/conferences/small-farm-conference. Unlock the potential of West Virginia small farms to produce food profitably. Help small farms transition from commodity production to food production for community and local consumption. Support West Virginia’s 22,000 small farm families by: Providing reliable, tested knowledge about current trends, needed skills, and latest production and...
Visit sugarhouses and nearby businesses to experience pure WV maple syrup production and use. More information will be provided as the time gets closer, but put this on your calendar! It will be fun!
UPDATE: Because of the Coronavirus, much of our event has been canceled. See this map for the latest. More important, the advice from our state and federal government is to stay home. But if you must get out, call before going to any of these places, because this situation is...
See https://www.future.edu/maple-webinar for on-line training for Maple Syrup production, June 17 and 18,. Sap runs, pandemic or no! Contact Karen Milnes karen.milnes@future.edu or 304-358-2000) for more information.
The Virginia Tree Syrup Program is pleased to present workshops again this fall. The first will be a web-based program: “Current research on optimized tapping guidelines and the impacts of tapping on trees.” Thursday September 10th @ 7 PM A summary of recent and ongoing research conducted by the University...