Maple Syrup Production Course Everything You Need to Know to Start Producing This Sweet Staple!
  • 6 videos
Speaker Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance

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Maple Syrup Production Course
1. Introduction to Maple Syrup Production
Maple syrup (or maple sugar) has a long history in North America, particularly among those indigenous to this land. In this introduction, Amyrose delves into that history as well as different considerations for producing this sweet staple.Here is a list of what you will find in the workshop below: A video by Amyrose Foll. A downloadable PDF "handout" that accompanies this course.
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance
Maple Syrup Production Course
2. Sugar Bush Site Assessment: Which Trees to Tap
Come along through the woods of Virginia as Amyrose describes the decisions necessary when choosing the right area to tap trees. Identify which trees are suitable, what to wear while moving through your woodlot, the ideal canopy for successful sap flow and more.
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance
Maple Syrup Production Course
3. How to Tap Trees for Sap
Amyrose shows you how easy it really is to collect sap for maple syrup production. With a few simple tools and pieces of equipment, get enough sap from your trees to make syrup for yourself or to sell. Make the process a family affair as Amyrose does when she teaches her pre-teen son how to tap trees himself.Here is a list of what you will find in the workshop below: Three videos by Amyrose Foll.  
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance
Maple Syrup Production Course
4. Process Sap into Syrup
Get to know the dos and don'ts of getting syrup out of the sap you collect. In this workshop, Amyrose takes you through her outdoor setup that boils down the sap all the way to filtering and keeping it in her jars.Here is a list of what you will find in the workshop below: A video by Amyrose Foll.
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance
Maple Syrup Production Course
5. Create Maple Syrup Products
Maple-flavored food items are popular as value-added products. Follow Amyrose as she shows how to make fun maple candies using molds and describes making maple snow candy.Here is a list of what you will find in the workshop below: A by Amyrose Foll. A downloadable PDF "handout" that accompanies this workshop.
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance
Maple Syrup Production Course
6. Finishing the Syrup Season
In this final course installment, Amyrose covers the important aspects of the end of sap collection, such as removing the taps from the trees, maintaining your equipment, and how to manage your woodlot for continued seasons of collection.Here is a list of what you will find in the workshop below: A video by Amyrose Foll.
Amyrose Foll
Amyrose Foll Virginia Farm Consultants, Va. Dept. of Agriculture Equitable Food Oriented Distribution Taskforce, Women's Earth Alliance