Press Releases from Vermont Maple

• 06/10/11
  2011 Vermont Maple Syrup Production Figures--Vermont led all States in production with 1,140,000 gallons, an increase of 28 percent from 2010 and the highest on record in over sixty years
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• 10/1/10
  Welch and Allbee react to Log Cabin / Pinnacle Foods Announcement
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 Vermont Maple Syrup Producers Announce the 11th Annual Maple Open House Weekend

Visitors are welcome at sugarhouses all over Vermont to see how pure maple syrup is produced and to sample maple products at the free, annual event celebrating Vermont’s first agricultural harvest of the year!
The sweet maple aroma inside Vermont sugarhouses, and steam rising from sugarhouse cupolas are signs that sugaring season is underway! Visitors are invited to visit sugarhouses around the state during the 11th annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend March 24-25, 2012. The 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. Some sugarhouses offer tours of their “sugarbushes” and some have special activities for children. No two sugarhouses are the same so people are encouraged to visit more than one.
“I know we all are hoping for a great maple season this year. Vermont’s maple industry is not only vital to our economy, it’s also a part of our tradition and heritage. Vermont’s maple syrup is the world’s best and demand continues to grow for all our maple products. Now we just need some warm days and cold nights, and let the sap run!” said Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin.
And Vermont’s Senator Patrick Leahy stated, "Sugaring Season is unique to Vermont and is my favorite time of year. What could be better than to hit the back-roads as families across the state welcome visitors to sample our sweetest product."
A list of participating maple syrup producers and directions to their sugarhouses can be found on www.vermontmaple.org. A Vermont Maple Open House Weekend brochure is
available at all Vermont Welcome Centers, or by calling the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing at 800-837-6668.
Vermont has approximately 2000 maple syrup producers and is the largest U.S. producer of maple syrup with 890,000 gallons of syrup produced in 2010. Vermont maple syrup is 100% natural and contains antioxidants, calcium and other beneficial minerals. Recipes using maple syrup can be found on www.vermontmaple.org.