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The Athens Maple Network - Hobby Maple Syrup Production
Read here for information about the newly-formed Athens Maple Network.
Athens Maple Network
A resource for the Southeastern Ohio hobby maple syrup producer
Athens Maple Network Wiki - http://www.athensmaplenetwork.pbwiki.com - share ideas, ask questions, items wanted or for sale
Contact us at Athensmaple@yahoo.com
About Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup
The Sap Is Running – From America’s Test Kitchen and CooksIllustrated.com - Includes recipes, tasting results, and storage tips
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/otherdoc.asp?otherdocid=106&bdc=1272
Equipment and Supplies
White’s Mill, Athens Ohio - Has basic supplies including spouts, tubing
MKS Enterprises http://www.maplemadness.com/index.html - Excellent source of equipment and supplies for the “backyard” producer. Starter kits and good selection of used equipment as well as recipes, books, videos.
GBM http://www.gbmllc.com/ - Manufacturer or quality maple syrup equipment “just for the fun of it.” Good selection of new and used evaporators and finishing equipment.
The following dealers are in Ohio and represent the big maple syrup equipment manufacturers.
Fitch Pharm Farm http://www.fitchpharmfarm.com
Gortner’s Maple Syrup, West Salem, OH (419) 869-7353
Richards Maple Products http://www.richardsmapleproducts.com
Sugar Bush Supplies Company http://www.sugarbushsupplies.com
And don’t forget to check Ebay! http://www.ebay.com - New and used equipment listed in auctions.
Up Coming Events
Ohio Maple Days 2008: January 17, 18, 19 at three locations within Ohio. Click on the flyer link below for an informational flyer and registration form (pdf file)
Resources
Fact Sheets
Hobby Maple Syrup Production. Ohio State University Fact Sheet by Randall B. Heiligmann
http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0036.html
Maple Syrup Quality Control Manual. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin 7038
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/7038.htm
Books
The following three books can be ordered new or used directly from http://www.amazon.com by clicking on the cover pictures.
Backyard Sugarin’: A Complete How-To Guide, by Rink Mann. Countryman, 2006. $10.95
Making Maple Syrup: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-51, by Noel Perrin. Storey Publishing, 1983. $3.95
Maple Syrup Producers Manual, by C. O. Willits. University Press of the Pacific, 2005. $29.50
Extension Bulletins
This bulletin can be ordered from your local county Extension Office.
North American Maple Producers Manual, edited by Randall R. Heilligman, Melvin R. Koelling and Timothy D. Perkins. 2nd ed., Ohio State University Extension Bulletin 856.
Organizations
Ohio Maple Producers Association - http://www.ohiomapleproducers.com/
