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Maple EventsPublicize Local Maple EventsVMSMA members and Vermont maple county associations are invited to send information about upcoming local maple events to: Please send your information as early as possible and include contact information, dates, times and other pertinent details. VERMONT MAPLE SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS
VERMONT MAPLE CONFERENCESJANUARY 14, 21 and FEBRUARY 4, 2012
The University of Vermont Extension, Addison County Maple Sugarmakers Association and Vermont Maple Syrup Makers’ Association are pleased to offer the 9th annual Vermont Maple Conferences on Saturday January 14 and 21 and Saturday February 4, 2012. The conferences are educational meetings held for the purpose of bringing the latest information and research findings about forest management, sap collection, syrup production, quality control, and marketing to sugarmakers in Vermont and surrounding regions. These all day meetings, which are designed to provide education for maple producers of all levels of skill and experience, are open to the public. Classes are taught by scientists, natural resource professionals and sugarmakers from around the state. Meetings also feature a trade show with vendors displaying maple related equipment and a lunch with a maple theme. These meetings are widely perceived to be among the best educational opportunities for sugarmakers in the US and Canada
Registration tables will be set up from 7:30 am through noontime. The trade show will also be open at that time.
Sat., Jan. 14, Middlebury Union H.S., Middlebury Location: off US Rt. 7 just south of the village. Lunch will feature a ham or pork roast dinner with vegetarian option and maple dessert.
Sat., Jan. 21, Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park Location: West side entrance to Lamoille Union High School, US Rt. 15 in Hyde Park. Lunch will be catered by the Culinary Arts program and will feature Maple Bourbon Roast Pork, with all the fixings.
Sat., Feb. 4, Bellows Falls Union High School Location: off US Rt. 5, just south of Bellows Falls. Lunch will feature ham dinner with salad & desert by the Freshman class & parents.
Pre-Registrations must be postmarked by: December 31 (Middlebury), January 7 (Hyde Park), January 21 (Bellows Falls) Thank You! Registrations postmarked by these dates will be assured of a meal, if selected and paid for. Lunch for Walk-ins or registrations postmarked after these dates will be served on a first come, first served basis. Please help us by registering early.
Please Note: The registration form for the January 14th conference in Middlebury is only available to download and mail in.
The registration forms for the Jan. 21st conference in Hyde Park and the Feb. 4th conference in Bellows Falls are available to either download and mail in or to fill out and pay online
Special needs: If you require an accommodation to participate in this program, please notify Mary Croft, secretary/treasurer of the VMSMA, at 802-763-7435
You are welcome to attend all of the various meetings. We have developed a very inclusive agenda, with classes for all levels. We sincerely hope this program will be beneficial to you and your maple operation. A drop box for conference evaluations will be provided as you exit.
Classes for Middlebury H.S January 14 (More information is available at http://www.uvm.edu/extension/maple/mainline/maple_mainline_dec11.pdf ) The Beginning Sugarmaker Not in Our Backyard! Sugarhouse Inspections Update on Current Maple Research Taphole Sanitation: How it Affects Sap Yield Filtering The Game of Logging High Vacuum Without a Pump Two Taps vs One: A Look at Sap Yields Spouts and Tapping Got Visitors? Woods Management Land Use/Current Use Marketing Your Products Modern Vacuum Systems R/O Systems
Classes for Lamoille Union January 21st and Bellows Falls February 4th (More information is available at http://www.uvm.edu/extension/maple/mainline/maple_mainline_dec11.pdf ) Guaranteeing Food Safety Two Taps vs One: A look at Sap Yields Customer Relations Tapping Techniques: A Panel Discussion How to be Successful in Getting a Farm Loan Impacts of Reverse Osmosis on Syrup Quality and Flavor The New Maple Grading System and Identifying Maple Off-Flavors Update on Current Maple Research Taphole Sanitation: How it Affects Sap Yield Sugarbush Leases (Bellows Falls only) Roads in the Sugarbush Impact of Tubing and New Technologies on Maple Syrup Flavor (Hyde Park only) High Vacuum Without a Pump Sugarbush Health: Now and in the Future Forty-Six Years of Marketing Bliss Techniques for the Beginning and Backyard Sugarmaker Installing a Vacuum Tubing System Cleaning Evaporators: A Panel Discussion Boiling Techniques and High Sap Concentration Energy Sources for Boiling Sap (Hyde Park only) Cooking with Maple Vermont Farm Show - See the VMSMA booth and other Maple Equipment DisplaysThe new location for the Vermont Farm Show will be at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, Vermont. January 24-26th, 2012. Bring the family and see what's happening in Agriculture. Vendors for all types of agricultural items and equipment. This is a huge facility with FREE ADMISSION and FREE AMPLE PARKING! Handicapped accessible. Also, Conusmer night is back - see our maple section. For more info www.vtfarmshow.com VERMONT FARM SHOW ENTRIESThe farm show is being held in Essex Jct., Vt this year. Here are the following drop points for products in the central and northeastern areas: Extension office St. Johnsbury, Vt . It is located on Railroad Street in St. Johnsbury. It is on the second floor, in the rear of the building block that has the furniture store, art store and frogs & lillipads store on the furniture store end. You can access the parking lot behind the building directly from Railroad street on both sides of the building. Entries will be leaving there monday morning. Goodrich's Maple Farm located on US RT 2 in Cabot, Vt. Entries need to be there by 9 am Monday Bragg Farm located on RT 14 N in East Montpelier, Vt. Entries need to be there by 9 am Monday Extension office Berlin, Vt. Entries need to be there by 9 am Monday Take Grainger road to the end by the airport runway, turn left and it is the first building complex on your left. There are new entry tags this year. There will hopefully be some at the drop off points. Or, contact Henry Marckres at 828-3458 to have them mailed to you. If you do not have tags, Make sure an index card with your name, address, phone number and item description is attached securely to the container. Syrup entries should be placed in CLEAN, NEW pint canning jars. Jars will not be returned. See the Farm Show website for info on categories. We encourage all producers to enter their maple syrup, maple products and other agricultural items for competition. www.vtfarmshow.com The Vermont Maple Mobile Sugarhouse will be at the following events:
2012 Vermont Maple Open House WeekendThe Eleventh Annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend will be held at sugarhouses throughout Vermont, March 24 and 25, 2012. The Open House Weekend is the public celebration of the maple syrup season in Vermont and an opportunity for the public to visit one or more “sugarhouses” throughout the state to learn about Vermont’s first agricultural crop of the year. Activities during this free event will be different at each sugarhouse but will include the opportunity to watch maple syrup being made (weather permitting) and to often sample syrup and other maple products. Vermont Maple Festival
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