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Maple researchers say Vermont syrup yields can be maintained, even as season...
Maple sugaring in Westminster. Creative Commons Photo Flickr user putneypics. The weather is always a wildcard for the sap run, but 2012’s unprecedented temperature swings were unique, Lee Light said....
View ArticleHalkias: A tale of two maples
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by award-winning journalist Telly Halkias. It first appeared in the Bennington Banner. The Iroquois considered the maple tree a sacred symbol, and a direct gift from God....
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Facing climate change: Foresters see a future without elms, ash and maples
Birch tree. Photo by Audrey Clark Editor’s note: “Facing climate change” is series about the impact of global warming on Vermont’s people and environment. Robert Turner isn’t panicking. He sees more...
View ArticleDavid Brynn: Sweet freedom and unity
Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Brynn, the executive director of Vermont Family Forests. He lives in Bristol. Maple sugaring is one of Vermont’s oldest and most revered institutions. Just...
View ArticleSteven Gorelick: De-industrializing maple syrup
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Steven Gorelick, of South Walden, who is managing programs director for the nonprofit Local Futures. The views expressed are his own. The sugaring was poor last...
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Late start to maple season means a little less syrup this year
Rebecca Boucher carries syrup from the sap boiler to the filtering station at Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm in Stowe earlier this month. Photo by Glenn Callahan/Stowe Reporter Editor’s note: This article...
View ArticleRon Krupp: The bird-friendly maple project
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ron Krupp, a gardener and author whose most recent book is “Lifting the Yoke — Local Solutions to America’s Farm and Food Crisis.” It first aired on VPR. He lives...
View ArticleVermont’s congressional delegation: FDA should regulate companies that...
Vermont’s congressional delegation is calling on the Food & Drug Administration to stop allowing “misleading” assertions from manufacturers who claim to use maple syrup in food products. Sens....
View ArticleGov. Shumlin Celebrates 2016 Sugaring Season at Sugartree Maple Farm in...
News Release — Gov. Peter Shumlin March 14, 2016 Contact: Scott Coriell Scott.Coriell@vermont.gov WILLISTON – Gov. Peter Shumlin celebrated Vermont’s 2016 maple sugar season today with a ceremonial...
View ArticleStudy: Vermont Maple Industry Contributes More Than $300 Million in Sales to...
News Release — UVM March 10, 2016 Contact: Jeff Wakefield, jrwakefi@uvm.edu, (802) 578-8830 Vermont’s maple industry contributed between $317 and $330 million in total sales to the state’s economy in...
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Sugarers report early and steady maple run
As Jason Flint, of Sharon amusedly looks on, Dustin Potter feeds the fire while boiling sap in his family’s sugarhouse in Sharon on Thursday. Photo by Sarah Priestap/Valley News Editor’s note: This...
View ArticleAgency of Ag Consumer Protection Chief and Maple Expert Henry Marckres...
News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture May 16, 2016 Contact: Hannah Reid Vermont Agency of Agriculture Communications Coordinator Hannah.Reid@vermont.gov Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and...
View ArticleStudy Looks at Adaptability of Maple Products to Climate Change
News Release — UVM Extension June 8, 2016 Contact: Lisa Chase (802) 257-7967, ext. 311 or (800) 278-5480 (Vermont calls only) E-mail: lisa.chase@uvm.edu Burlington–Climate change may impact the future...
View ArticleBrooke Shields Picks Vermont Farm’s Maple Syrup As Perfect Gift in People’s...
News Release — Robb Family Farm Nov. 23, 2016 Media contact: Karen J Irvine (732) 216-6335 kjirvine1@gmail.com Robb Family Farm contact: Helen Robb (802) 258-7040 info@robbfamilyfarm.com Brattleboro,...
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‘Blessed Beyond Belief’: A Christmas Story
The Robb Family Farm sells its products at its sugar-house gift shop and website robbfamilyfarm.com. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDiggerBRATTLEBORO — If Hollywood ever chooses to turn the...
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Runamok Maple buys Bascom Maple Farms’ candy and cream plant
Pam Wallis, manager at Runamok Maple, looks at some of the maple candies that are still in the molds. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer (This article by Chris Mays was first published in...
View ArticleMaple Open House Weekend 2017 Features Sugarhouses and Maple Partnering...
News Release — Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association Feb. 20, 2017 Contact: Amanda Voyer Phone: 802-858-9444 Email: amandav@vermontmaple.org Website: www.vermontmaple.org Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’...
View ArticleSpringtime in Vermont Means Maple & Murals, Sugarhouses & Sculptures
News Release — Vermont Arts Council and Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association Feb. 24, 2017 Contacts: Jennifer Williams, Vermont Arts Council 802.355.5072 jenbutson@gmail.com...
View ArticleGovernor Scott Salutes Sugarmakers and Opens Vermont’s ‘Sweetest Season’
News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets Feb. 28, 2017 Contact: Alison Kosakowski Director of Communications, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets 802-272-4547...
View ArticleSyrup Production, Signature Events Mark Maple Season in Vermont
News Release — Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing March 3, 2017 Contact: Philip Tortora, Communications Director Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (802) 522-7323;...
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