The North American Maple Syrup Producers' Manual

The 2006 North American Maple Syrup Producers' Manual is available. This edition is entirely new and contains contributions from twenty educators, researchers and maple producers from all across the maple region. Printed in full color the new manual has 329 pages and contains 13 chapters, 5 appendices and more than 150 illustrations. The information in this manual will be helpful to all producers whether you are just a beginner or an experienced maple producer or if you just want to learn more about the maple industry.

The price for the soft cover edition to VMSMA members is $22.95 plus shipping and 6% VT sales tax; Non-members $24.95 plus shipping and 6% sales tax.

The price for the hard cover edition to VMSMA members is $32.95 plus shipping and 6% VT sales tax; Non-members $34.95 plus shipping and 6% sales tax.

Contact Mary Croft at 802-763-7435 or email mcmaple@sover.net about obtaining a copy of this must have reference for your maple library.

Chapters and appendices included in the manual are as follows:

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. History of Maple Syrup and Sugar Production
Chapter 3. The Maple Resource
Chapter 4. Planning a Maple Syrup Operation
Chapter 5. Managing Maple Trees for Sap Production
Chapter 6. Maple Sap Production - Tapping, Collection, and Storage
Chapter 7. Maple Syrup Production
Chapter 8. Syrup Filtration, Grading, Packaging, and Storage
Chapter 9. Maple Sugar, Maple Cream, Maple Candy, and Other Products
Chapter 10. Marketing Maple Products
Chapter 11. Economics of Maple Syrup Production
Chapter 12. Maple Production Facilities
Chapter 13. Safety in the Sugaring Operation
Appendix 1. Maple Equipment Manufacturers and Sources of Information
Appendix 2. Maple Chemistry and Quality
Appendix 3. Determining Proportions When Adjusting Off-Density Syrup by Blending With Syrup, Water, or Sap
Appendix 4. Identifying and Eliminating Undesirable Flavors in Maple Syrup
Appendix 5. Sugarbush Lease Agreement