Backyard Sugaring: Just Do It
A step-by step guide for small-scale, beginning sugarmaking.
Publisher: University of Vermont
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Remaking Maple
Overview of new method of gathering sap from sugar maple saplings.
The Map of Maple
A guide to tasting maple syrup and checking for off-flavors
Maple Sugaring in Your Backyard
A one-page beginners guide to sugaring
Fertilizing a Sugarbush
This brochure is intended to help landowners and maple producers evaluate the nutrition of maple stands, and determine whether fertilization might be appropriate. There is an emphasis on learning some of the plants in your woods, as these are often valuable indicators of site quality, and are in many cases easier to interpret than chemical analyses of soil or leaves.
Recommendations for Proper Plate Filter Press Operation
New filter presses do not always include a complete set of instructions and the proper procedures in using a filter press are not always apparent. This publication is meant to provide guidelines for the proper use of plate filter presses.
Keeping Lead Out of Maple Syrup: A Guide to the Use of Sap Collecting and Syrup Making Equipment
Brochure explaining possible sources of lead resulting from maple equipment and how to test for it.
Chemical Safety in Maple Sugaring Operations
This brochure is intended to raise awareness among sugarmakers about hazardous chemicals commonly being used in sugaring operations as well as the need to use these materials safely, in a way which protects personal and food product safety. This brochure will outline 1) the most common types of chemical hazards associated with sugarhouse chemicals, 2) basic guidelines for using chemicals safely, and 3) where to get more detailed information.
Sugarbush Lease Agreement
A sample lease to be used when leasing land for tapping.
Pricing Maple Syrup at the Farm
A guide to determining product pricing and profit of maple syrup production.