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Join experienced sugarmakers for demonstrations and discussion on all aspects of making maple syrup, the sweetest gift of nature, in your own backyard!<\/p>\n

In the morning, learn about identifying and tapping trees, collecting and boiling sap, and more.\u00a0\u00a0After\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0short break, join us at\u00a0a<\/span> local sugarhouse to look at their sugarhouse equipment and the systems they have for efficiently processing sap into finished syrup.<\/p>\n

\"logo<\/strong>Date:<\/strong> January 24, 2026 (Snow date January 31)<\/p>\n

Morning Session:\u00a0<\/strong>9:00-11:30 a.m.
\n<\/strong>Location: <\/strong>Androscoggin\/Sagadahoc County Extension Office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls, Maine 04252\u00a0(Directions<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Afternoon Session:<\/strong>\u00a012:30-2:30 p.m.
\nLocation:<\/strong> Dorothy’s Sugarhouse, 561 Poland Range Rd, Pownal, ME 04069 (Directions)<\/a><\/p>\n

Fee: <\/strong>$18 per person.
\nRegistration is required; click here to register<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration includes a copy of Rink Mann\u2019s \u201cBackyard Sugarin\u2019: A Complete How-To Guide.\u201d<\/p>\n

This program is sponsored and co-taught by the Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0jason.lilley@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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