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BF 152: Intro to Maple Syrup Production
General Course Resources
Instructor Contact
Webinar Schedule and Participant Guide
Pre-Course Survey
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Navigating in Teachable; Getting a Course Completion Certificate; and More
Week 1: Is Sugaring Right for You? Options for Getting Started in Sugaring
Week 1 Webinar Link and Recording
Critical Lessons for a Beginning Farmer, in Poetic Form
The Foundations of Maple Sugaring in the US
Identification of Sugar Maple
Video on Hobby-Scale Maple Sugaring
FORUM: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself Before Getting Started with Sugaring
Week 1 Quiz
Maple Syrup Production Beginner's Notebook
Week 2: Best Management Practices for Gathering Sap
Week 2 Webinar Link and Recording
Tapping Your Trees
Collection Methods: Buckets, Bags, and Tubing
Planning a Tubing System
ACTIVITY: Create your tapping plan
Week 3: Processing Sap Into Syrup
Week 3 Webinar Link and Recording
Using a Hydrometer to Measure Sugar Content
The Evaporation Process
Reverse Osmosis
Filtering and Finishing Syrup
Grading Maple Syrup
FORUM and ACTIVITY: Plan Your Evaporation Set-up
Week 4: Planning your Maple Operation: Marketing and Pricing of Pure Maple Syrup Products
Week 4 Webinar Link and Recording
Negotiating a Sugarbush Lease
Business Planning
Sap Buying and Selling Pricing Guide
Maple Products Pricing Guide
ACTIVITY: Simple Business Plan, Budget, & SWOT Analysis
Week 5: Sugarbush Evaluation and Management
Week 5 Webinar Link and Recording
Tree Identification Resources
Evaluating a Potential Sugarbush
ACTIVITY and FORUM: Assess Your Sugarbush
Week 6: Creating Value Added Maple Products
Week 6 Webinar Link and Recording
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Making Maple Confections
Staying Connected After This Course Ends
The Foundations of Maple Sugaring in the US
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