Join experienced sugarmakers for demonstrations and discussion on all aspects of making maple syrup, the sweetest gift of nature, in your own backyard!
In the morning, learn about identifying and tapping trees, collecting and boiling sap, and more. After a short break, join us at a local sugarhouse to look at their sugarhouse equipment and the systems they have for efficiently processing sap into finished syrup. We’ll also discuss the details of starting a maple business with the relatively new owner/operators of 207 Tapper
This program is sponsored and co-taught by the Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers Association.
February 1, 2025
(Snow date February 8)
Morning Session: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
York County Extension Office, 45 Kennebunk Road, Alfred, ME 04002 (Directions)
Afternoon Session: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Sugarhouse Tour and Discussion: 207 Tappers, 125 Dennett Road, Arundel, ME 04046 (Directions)
Registration is required: $18 per person.
Registration includes a copy of Rink Mann’s “Backyard Sugarin’: A Complete How-To Guide.”
For more information or a reasonable accommodation, please contact Jason Lilley, Assistant Extension Professor and Sustainable Agriculture and Maple Industry Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, at 207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.1471 or jason.lilley@maine.edu.