"of maple syrup. The educates consumers by providing information on how maple syrup is made, its nutritional value, how to cook with it, and promotes visits to sugar houses where the public can watch maple syrup being made. As maple sugarmaking is intertwined with Vermont's culture and history the works with its related organization, the non-profit Vermont Maple Foundation to provide demonstrations, arranges visits and events, and presents the story of Vermont maple sugarmaking. Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association , founded in 1893, is one of the oldest non-government agricultural organization in the United"
"leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016. For thousands of years indigenous peoples, including the Mohawk and the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki, occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France's colony of New France. France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War. Thereafter, the nearby colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut"
"of Quebec, which is the world's largest producer, with about 70 percent of global production. As of 2016, Quebec had some 7,300 producers working with 13,500 farmers, collectively making over of syrup. Production in Quebec is controlled through a supply management system, with producers receiving quota allotments from the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (""Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec"", FPAQ), which also maintains reserves of syrup, although there is a black-market trade in Quebec product. In 2017, the FPAQ mandated increased output of maple syrup production, attempting to establish Quebec's dominance in the world market. Canada exported more"
"than C$362 million of maple syrup in 2016. The provinces of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island produce smaller amounts of syrup. The Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan produce maple syrup using the sap of the box elder or Manitoba maple (""Acer negundo""). A Manitoba maple tree's yield is usually less than half that of a similar sugar maple tree. Manitoba maple syrup has a slightly different flavour from sugar-maple syrup, because it contains less sugar and the tree's sap flows more slowly. British Columbia is home to a growing maple sugar industry using sap from"
"1, with four color classes, and 2, with five color classes). As in Québec, Ontario's producers had two ""number"" grades: 1, with three color classes; and 2, with one color class, which was typically referred to as ""Ontario Amber"" when produced and sold in that province only. A typical year's yield for a maple syrup producer will be about 25 to 30 percent of each of the #1 colors, 10 percent #2 Amber, and 2 percent #3 Dark. Producers in Quebec and Ontario may follow either federal or provincial grading guidelines, which differ slightly. The United States used (some states"
"Governor of Virginia signed a bill into law designating Highland's Maple Festival as the ""official maple festival of Virginia"". Highland County Maple Festival The Highland County Maple Festival is an annual event in Highland County, Virginia that celebrates the local maple syrup industry. The event has been held since 1958 during the weekends of mid-March. The event attracts thousands of visitors to the county seat of Monterey, Virginia, at the intersection of US 250 and US 220, and the surrounding areas. Visitors to the event observe how maple syrup is produced and can sample a wide array of maple syrup"
"$8 per gallon (), whereas authentic maple syrup costs $40 to $60 per gallon (2015 prices). In 2016, maple syrup producers from nine US states petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate labeling of products containing maple syrup or using the word ""maple"" in manufactured products, indicating that imitation maple products contained insignificant amounts of natural maple syrup. In September 2016, the FDA published a consumer advisory to carefully inspect the ingredient list of products labeled as ""maple"". Maple products are considered emblematic of Canada, in particular Quebec, and are frequently sold in tourist shops and airports as"
"it produced 35,000 gallons of syrup, which was stored on site while it worked to find and develop a market. By the 2016 season, Sweet Tree had installed 200,000 taps on 26,000 acres of land, though it continued to store its syrup. It introduced a trademarked brand, Maple Guild, under which it planned to sell, in addition to pure syrup, value-added maple products such as waters, teas, and flavored syrups. At full build-out, Sweet Tree plans to be largest maple producer in the United States, with around 500,000 taps. Sweet Tree Sweet Tree Holdings is a Vermont company that produces"
"Highland County Maple Festival The Highland County Maple Festival is an annual event in Highland County, Virginia that celebrates the local maple syrup industry. The event has been held since 1958 during the weekends of mid-March. The event attracts thousands of visitors to the county seat of Monterey, Virginia, at the intersection of US 250 and US 220, and the surrounding areas. Visitors to the event observe how maple syrup is produced and can sample a wide array of maple syrup related foods. In 1999, The Library of Congress designated The Highland Maple Festival a ""Local Legacy"". In 2014, the"
"sells pure maple syrup and maple sugar. The Bascom family began producing maple syrup in 1853 and has operated commercial syrup production and maple packing facilities for over 40 years. Its division Bascom Family Farms is the largest independent supplier of pure and organic maple syrup and maple sugar products. Kenneth Bascom, who was instrumental in bringing the Bascom Farm maple products to the forefront of the industry, was inducted into the American Maple Hall of Fame in 1994. Bascom Maple Farms Bascom Maple Farms, Inc., is a privately held company based at the Bascom Maple Farm in Acworth, New"
"the world's maple syrup, worth over CA$600 million. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ) exerts control over virtually all aspects of the maple syrup industry in Quebec, backed by government legislation. FPAQ assigns limits on the amount of syrup producers can produce and sell directly to outside buyers, and uses its power as a collective to sell syrup to wholesalers. Quebec maple syrup producers are obligated to sell the vast majority of their syrup directly to FPAQ, except for the small portions they can sell to visitors out of their own sugar shacks. Any producers selling their syrup"
"their rights as producers and to collectively market maple syrup. This effort inspired the formation of a larger agreement all across Quebec in 1966. Since 1989, all FPAQ’s producers abide by a collective agreement to market their product. Together, the producers establish policies, negotiate their selling strategy, enforce production quota, set up quality criteria and sponsor promotional activities. However, if they cannot come to an agreement the act calls for an outside opinion to arbitrate. The maple syrup producers who sell directly to consumers are exempted from this law. The FPAQ collaborates with the ACER center to conduct research and"
"Angèle Grenier Angèle Grenier is a Canadian maple syrup producer from Quebec who attracted international media attention for her legal battles against the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ). After breaking FPAQ regulations for the sale of her product, choosing to directly export her syrup to New Brunswick, she was threatened with fines and jail time, but refused to stop her actions. Grenier took her case to the Quebec Court of Appeal and finally the Supreme Court of Canada, but was ultimately unsuccessful. Quebec has approximately 7000 maple syrup producers, and the provincial industry supplies at least 70% of"
"during the production of maple syrup, resulting from contaminants in the boiling apparatus (such as disinfectants), microorganisms, fermentation products, metallic can flavours, and ""buddy sap"", an off-flavour occurring late in the syrup season when tree budding has begun. In some circumstances, it is possible to remove off-flavours through processing. Maple syrup production is centred in northeastern North America; however, given the correct weather conditions, it can be made wherever suitable species of maple trees grow. A maple syrup production farm is called a ""sugarbush"" or ""sugarwood"". Sap is often boiled in a ""sugar house"" (also known as a ""sugar shack"","
"of the Vermont Supreme Court's decision in Baker v. Vermont, the Vermont General Assembly passed and Governor Howard Dean signed into law H.0847, which provided the state-sanctioned benefits of marriage to gay and lesbian couples in the form of civil unions. Controversy over the civil unions bill was a central issue in the subsequent 2000 elections. In 2001 Vermont produced 275,000 US gallons (1,040,000 L) of maple syrup, about 25% of U.S. production. For 2005 that number was accounting for 37% of national production. In 2007, with three-quarters of the state opposing the Iraq War, the state nevertheless had the"
"Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers () is a government-sanctioned private organization that regulates the production and marketing of maple syrup in Quebec. As of 2011, the FPAQ produced 94% of Canadian maple syrup and 77% of the world's supply. The FPAQ plays a role in the collective marketing of maple products and in organizing an effective sale process in and outside the province. Some consider it to be a cartel. Beginning in 1958, the maple syrup producers of Beauce region in the south of Quebec participated in a joint plan to protect"
"opened eastern markets to Midwest farm products. The canal also contributed to the growth of New York City, helped create large cities, and encouraged immigration to the state. Except in the mountain regions, the areas between cities are agriculturally rich. The Finger Lakes region has orchards producing apples, which are one of New York's leading crops. The state is known for wines produced at vineyards in the Finger Lakes region and Long Island. The state also produces other crops, especially grapes, strawberries, cherries, pears, onions, and potatoes. New York is a major supplier of maple syrup and is the third"
"January, 25, 2018, maple syrup producers Nathalie Bombardier and Daniel Gaudreau had their supply seized by the Sûreté du Québec, due to their refusal to sell their surplus production through the Federation. Instead Bombardier and Gaudreau prefer to sell their supply directly to businesses. Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers () is a government-sanctioned private organization that regulates the production and marketing of maple syrup in Quebec. As of 2011, the FPAQ produced 94% of Canadian maple syrup and 77% of the world's supply. The FPAQ plays a role in the collective marketing"
"Bascom Maple Farms Bascom Maple Farms, Inc., is a privately held company based at the Bascom Maple Farm in Acworth, New Hampshire, with a mailing address of Alstead, New Hampshire. Officers of the company include President Bruce Bascom and Vice-Presidents David Bascom and Kevin Bascom. The company is one of the largest independent maple wholesalers in the United States as well as the country's largest distributor of new and used sugaring equipment to maple farmers and sugar houses. Bascom Maple Farms is one of the top four maple syrup processors in the United States and also buys, produces, bottles and"
"behind the maple syrup smell in New Jersey."" Maple syrup event The maple syrup event was the objective presence of a particular scent in New York City, and the response to this smell by the residents, various media outlets, and government agencies. Reports of the events are said to have begun in the fall of 2005, and continued sporadically into early 2009. New Yorkers feared the sweet smell was a form of chemical warfare. The scent was eventually traced to its source, a Frutarom Industries Ltd. factory in northern New Jersey, which was processing fenugreek seeds, commonly used in maple"
"allowing it to be tapped. Sap is not tapped at night because the temperature drop inhibits sap flow, although taps are typically left in place overnight. Some producers also tap in autumn, though this practice is less common than spring tapping. Maples can continue to be tapped for sap until they are over 100 years old. Until the 1930s, the United States produced most of the world's maple syrup. Today, after rapid growth in the 1990s, Canada produces more than 80 percent of the world's maple syrup, producing about in 2016. The vast majority of this comes from the province"
"it can be labelled as one of the A grades. If it exhibits any of these problems, it does not meet Grade A requirements and must be labelled as Processing Grade maple syrup and may not be sold in containers smaller than 5 gallons. If maple syrup does not meet the requirements of Processing Grade maple syrup (including a fairly characteristic maple taste), it is classified as Substandard. As of February 2015, this grading system has been accepted and made law by most maple-producing states and provinces, other than Ontario, Quebec, and Ohio. Vermont, in an effort to ""jump-start"" the"
"candied sweet potatoes, winter squash, cakes, pies, breads, tea, coffee, and hot toddies. Maple syrup can also be used as a replacement for honey in wine (mead). In Canada, maple syrup must be made entirely from maple sap, and syrup must have a density of 66° on the Brix scale to be marketed as maple syrup. In the United States, maple syrup must be made almost entirely from maple sap, although small amounts of substances such as salt may be added. Labeling laws prohibit imitation syrups from having ""maple"" in their names unless the finished product contains 10 percent or"
"temperature than sucrose, the primary sugar in maple sap. This means that boiling birch sap to produce syrup can much more easily result in a scorched taste. Most birch syrup is produced in Russia, Alaska and Canada from Paper Birch or Alaska Birch sap (""Betula papyrifera"" var. ""humilis"" and ""neoalaskana""). These trees are found primarily in interior and south central Alaska. The Kenai birch (""Betula papyrifera"" var. ""kenaica""), which is also used, grows most abundantly on the Kenai Peninsula, but is also found in the south central part of the state and hybridizes with ""humilis"". The southeast Alaska variety is"
"Syrup Festival was proposed. It began as a way to sell maple syrup and to promote the village. Currently, all young women in their junior year (grade 11) at Maple Valley Schools are eligible to compete for the title of Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Queen and her court. The festival is held the last full weekend in April. Vermontville contains three public parks: Vermontville, Michigan Vermontville is a village in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. It is located within Vermontville Township. Vermontville is home to the original maple syrup"
"past each state or province had their own laws on the classification of maple syrup, now those laws define a unified grading system. This had been a work in progress for several years, and most of the finalization of the new grading system was made in 2014. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced in the ""Canada Gazette"" on 28 June 2014 that rules for the sale of maple syrup would be amended to include new descriptors, at the request of the IMSI. As of December 31, 2014, the CFIA and as of March 2, 2015, the United States Department"
"maple syrup production and showed visitors the process of producing the syrup. Applewood Farms was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 under criteria A for the Gallup family history that played an important role in the local history and under criteria C as an architecturally important example of a late colonial center chimney house. Applewood Farm Applewood Farm is a farmstead in Ledyard, Connecticut, United States. Constructed in 1826 by Russel Gallup, the farmhouse was built with a colonial center chimney design with Federal style details that has been modernized to the early 20th century without"
"experiments on maple syrup. In 2000, the Federation became the exclusive sales agent for bulk sales and in 2004, they reformed the quota system. In 2017, the federation had to add five million taps due to the rise of foreign competition. The FPAQ is involved in many promotional activities that aim to spread the maple syrup market around the world. The FPAQ hosts culinary competitions within Quebec but also in Japan and the United States. The FPAQ has held showcases in Hiroshima and free maple syrup tastings as promotional activities. Chefs and professionals from Hiroshima participated in a culinary competition"
"finished syrup rates a 67 on the Brix scale, higher than the standard 66%, but below the legal limit of 68%. Crown Maple's current machinery can handle the sap from up to 400,000 tapped trees. With approximately 100,000 trees currently tapped, the planned expansion to tap up to 400,000 trees would make Crown Maple the world's largest single producer of maple syrup. Crown Maple’s syrup is categorized based on color and flavor: Golden, Amber, Dark, Very Dark, and Bourbon Barrel-Aged. The flavor of a particular batch of maple syrup is determined entirely by the condition of the sap as it"
"syrup production, a café and special events dining room, and a store selling crown maple products and other goods. Crown Maple is the only syrup producer that uses a reverse osmosis filtration system, which removes 80% of the water content from the sap and filters out impurities. The facility also contains one of the largest maple syrup evaporators ever built. In an effort to ensure that the syrup production process has a minimized environmental impact, the equipment is cleaned using steam from the evaporation process. This reduces the amount of water used, which is both ecologically and financially beneficial The"
"Island, including Gilbertson’s Maple Products and Thompson’s Maple Products. The island's maple syrup festival is held each spring, including a traditional all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage meal prepared by the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. In 2017, the festival served 70 gallons of locally-produced syrup, 1,400 pounds of sausage and 827 pounds of pancake mix to 3,623 customers. The festival, which began in 1967, for a time in the 1970s included a ""Maple Syrup Queen"" pageant among local teenage girls. In the early years of settlement maple sugar was exported in large quantities. Over 2,041 kg were sent to"
"eighty-dollar lobster in a three-star Paris restaurant is apt to be as much about presentation as flavor"". Following an effort from the International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI) and many maple syrup producer associations, both Canada and the United States have altered their laws regarding the classification of maple syrup to be uniform. Whereas in the past each state or province had their own laws on the classification of maple syrup, now those laws define a unified grading system. This had been a work in progress for several years, and most of the finalization of the new grading system was made"
"makeup of the city was 45.1% male and 54.9% female. Chardon is known for its maple syrup industry. Celebration of the syrup season begins at Tapping Sunday in March, when the sap is at prime thawing temperature. The annual Geauga County Maple Festival is a four-day celebration that takes place on the Chardon Square the last weekend in April. The festival has been rescheduled numerous times because of snowstorms in April due to Chardon’s location in the “snow belt” of the Great Lakes; it receives a large amount of snowfall every year. Chardon has an active performance art community. The"