Member Event
Beginners' Maple Syrup Production
Saturday, October 21, 2017
09:30 to 14:00
34570 State Highway 10, Hamden, NY 13782
Beginners' Maple Syrup Production
Presented by Stephen Childs, NY State Maple Specialist at Cornell University.
This workshop will cover a variety of aspects of maple production including: why make maple syrup, tree identification, tree health, tapping, sap collection and handling, boiling, energy efficiency, finishing and grading syrup, canning, marketing and regulations.
This workshop is aimed at the small or beginning maple producer and would be useful to the homeowner looking to tap a few trees in the backyard or someone wanting to start small-scale commercial maple production.
Workshop includes a morning classroom session, lunch, and an afternoon field trip to Brookside Maple, which is owned and operated by the Scobie family in DeLancey, NY.
$15 per person includes lunch and course materials
Call Carla Crim at (607) 865-6531 or Email [email protected]
NOTE: The Farmer Education Series is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County and the Watershed Agricultural Council.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
34570 State Highway 10, Suite 2 Hamden, NY 13782