Tree sap and syrup production workshop, Blacksburg VA

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...

Southwest Virginia Tree Syrup School

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...

16th Annual West Virginia Small Farm Conference

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...

Mountain State Maple Days (#1)

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!

Mountain State Maple Days (#2)

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...

Virginia Tree Syrup Program Web-based Presentation

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...

Cancelled – The Second Southern Syrup Research Symposium

FYI: 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.