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SUMMARY:Maple Grading & Quality Control Workshop - Augusta
DESCRIPTION:This full day\, hands-on maple syrup quality control program led by UMaine Extension’s Maple Industry Educator\, Jason Lilley\, will be held on Thursday\, June 25 at the UMaine Augusta Randall Student Center. Participants will receive a goodie bag with a new temporary color grading kit\, hydrometer\, thermometer\, nips of standard flavor maple syrup\, and print materials\, along with a full day of maple grading education. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is required. Contact Scott Dunn at dunnfamilymaple@gmail.com to sign up. Program fee: $90 per person; payment due at the event. \nFull agenda:\n8:40-9:00 a.m. — Arrival and Registration\n9:00-9:30 a.m. — Introductions\n9:30-10:15 a.m. — Hands-on Grading Exercises (Three stations)\n10:15-11:30 a.m. — Density: Lecture and Exercise\n11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Standard Flavors\, Map of Maple\n12:00-12:45 p.m. — Lunch (On your own)\n12:45-1:00 p.m. — Clarity\, Filtering\n1:00-2:00 p.m. — Color: Lecture and Exercise\n2:00-2:20 p.m. — State and Fed Regs\, Lead\, FSMA\, Chemical Safety\n2:20-2:30 p.m. — Break\n2:30-3:30 p.m. — Off-Flavors Lecture and Tasting\n3:30-4:10 p.m. — Final Grading Exercise (Three stations)\n4:10-4:30 p.m. — Discussion\, Evaluation\n4:30 p.m. — Adjourn \nFor more information or to request a reasonable accommodation\, contact Jason Lilley at jason.lilley@maine.edu or 207-581-8361.
URL:https://extension.umaine.edu/maple-syrup/event/maple-grading-quality-control-workshop-augusta/
LOCATION:UMaine Augusta Randall Student Center\, 46 University Dr\, Augusta\, ME\, 04330\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Lilley%2C UMaine Cooperative Extension":MAILTO:jason.lilley@maine.edu
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SUMMARY:Backyard Maple Sugaring Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join experienced sugarmakers for demonstrations and discussion on all aspects of making maple syrup\, the sweetest gift of nature\, in your own backyard! \nIn 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. \nDate: January 24\, 2026 (Snow date January 31) \nMorning Session: 9:00-11:30 a.m.\nLocation: Androscoggin/Sagadahoc County Extension Office\, 24 Main St.\, Lisbon Falls\, Maine 04252 (Directions) \nAfternoon Session: 12:30-2:30 p.m.\nLocation: Dorothy’s Sugarhouse\, 561 Poland Range Rd\, Pownal\, ME 04069 (Directions) \nFee: $18 per person.\nRegistration is required; click here to register. \nRegistration includes a copy of Rink Mann’s “Backyard Sugarin’: A Complete How-To Guide.” \nThis program is sponsored and co-taught by the Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers Association. \nFor 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.
URL:https://extension.umaine.edu/maple-syrup/event/backyard-maple-sugaring-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:Cooperative Extension in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties\, 24 Main St.\, Lisbon Falls\, ME\, 04069\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Jason Lilley%2C UMaine Cooperative Extension":MAILTO:jason.lilley@maine.edu
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