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Upcoming Events
Board of Directors - Schedule of Meetings (all members welcome) Meetings start at 7 p.m. PA Farm Show (maple sales and exhibits)
www.farmshow.state.pa.us Harrisburg, PA
Future Dates for the PA Farm Show:
January 11-18, 2014, January 10-17, 2015
Visit the PA maple council booths in the food court and Marketplace of the Mind
2012 Annual General Membership Meeting Saturday January 21, 2012
Contact: (next years meeting date: January 25th & 26th, 2013)
2012 - 9th Annual Maple Taste & Tour Weekend Saturday & Sunday March 24 & 25, 2012
(click here for more information)
(next years event date: March 23rd & 24th, 2013)
2012 Asbury Woods Nature Center Maple Festival April , 2012 10am - 4pm 4105 Asbury Road, Erie, PA 16506 Save the Date May 18 & 19 Loving the Land through Working Forests A Foundation for Sustainable Forests Conference Friday Evening May 18 Allegheny College Wendell Berry, renowned author and sustainable communities advocate. Saturday, May 19 On-site at a FFSF property near Blooming Valley Three concurrent morning sessions beginning at 9:30. Each focuses on different management objectives while maintaining a productive forest. Lunch 11:30 Forest Management as a Land Ethic 1:15 p.m. Wendell Berry, Troy Firth and others For More Details foundationforsustainableforests.org
2012 Pennsylvania State Maple Tour Hosted by Northwest PA Maple Syrup Producers Association September 27th - 29th, 2012 Meadville Days Inn Meadville, PA
For Info: Contact Gary Bilek 9225 Fillinger Road Cranesville, PA 16410 814 756-4500
2015 IMSI/NAMSC Maple Tour Hosted by Somerset Maple Producers Association
Visit the "Sugar Shack" at Local Area Fairs for delicious Maple Products & Confections
2011 Crawford County Fair – August 20-27 2011 Erie County Fair – August 29 – September 3 2011 Spartansburg Fair – September 4 - 10
Annual Sugarhouse Inspections
Maple News Items
Sugarhill Syrup & Cream Containers Bug threatens the Maple Industry! Annual General Membership Meeting 2010 Annual General Membership Meeting 2009 Backyard Sugaring (2nd annual workshop) Annual General Membership Meeting 2008
The Asian Longhorned Beetle was accidentally imported into the United States in in late 1980's. It is believed to have arrive in wooden shipping pallets through the port at New York City. Since its introduction into the United States, the Beetle has migrated westward, devastating Maple Trees as it goes. Efforts to the eradicate this threat have only slowed its progress, The public is urged to be on the lookout for the Asian Longhorned Beetle and report any sightings to their local Department of Agriculture. Adult Beetles are 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches long and bore 1/2 inch diameter holes in trees. They leave large piles of sawdust around the base of the tree.
http://www.uvm.edu/albeetle/ Sugarhill Syrup & Cream containers are available to association members at discounted prices! (Syrup containers are available in both the PA traditional grouse design and the PA new beginnings design.)
Note: Prices are subject to change due to fluctuating shipping costs. To order containers please contact: Dennis OR Steve Northrop 12477 Rt. 89 Corry, PA 16407 (814)-654-7175 (Best time to call is between 8am and 9:30am)
9225 Fillinger Road Cranesville, PA 16410 (814) 756-4500
Asbury Woods Nature Center
June 7th, 2008 Mr. Steve Childs, Cornell University, presented a workshop for maple producers on how to make various Maple Confections. The workshop was attended by sugar makers from both Northwestern Pennsylvania and Northeastern Ohio. Mr. Childs demonstrated techniques for making maple marshmallow, maple soft drinks, maple cotton candy and a number of other value added products. The workshop was a combination of lecture and hands on practice.
Saturday, July 28, 2007 A tubing installation demonstration was provided by Jim Cermack, a "Maple Pro" Dealer from Middlefield, OH. Modern techniques for installing tubing were both discussed and demonstrated.
June 9th, 2007 Mr. Steve Childs, Cornell University, presented a workshop for maple producers on how to make various Maple Confections. The workshop was attended by sugar makers from both Northwestern Pennsylvania and Northeastern Ohio. Mr. Childs was assisted by Dr. Robert Hansen, Penn State Cooperative Extension Service. Together they demonstrate techniques for testing and blending syrup, then using the blended syrup to make confections such as cream and candy. The workshop was a combination of lecture and hands on practice. A follow up Maple Confections II workshop has already been scheduled for early June 2008.
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