Maple Syrup Workshop

Maple Syrup...Made in Kentucky?

Believe it or not, high quality maple syrup can be produced in Kentucky.  All over Kentucky, but especially in the eastern part of the state, woodland owners may find that they have many maple trees in their woodlots. If these trees are larger than 10 inches in diameter, and if there are 25 to 40 maple trees per acre, woodland owners might want to think about making maple syrup as a possibility for increased income from their woodlots.

Join us at the Laurel County Cooperative Extension Service on Friday, November 12, from 1-4 PM as we welcome some of the foremost authorities on maple syrup production:

·    Deborah Hill—Extension Professor with the Forestry Department of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.  One of her many Extension responsibilities is forestry‐related farm commodities.

·    Dr. Gary Graham—Extension maple syrup specialist from Ohio State University

·    Lee Blythe—Maple syrup producer from Auburn, Kentucky

At this workshop, you will have an opportunity to learn how maple syrup is produced from the raw maple sap into the finished maple syrup that makes it to the table.  In addition to the hands-on demonstration, the workshop will address many questions about maple syrup production, such as:

·    What is maple syrup?

·    What kinds of maple trees make the best syrup?

·    How does one identify a tree that will produce a lot of sap?

·    When do you tap maple trees for their sap, and what weather conditions are best for sap production?

·    How many taps could you have in your woodlot?

·    How does one make the sap into syrup?

Registration fee for the workshop is $5 for materials and refreshments.  Pre-registration is required.  For more information or to register, call the Laurel County Cooperative Extension Service at 606-864-4167 or visit us online at www.ca.uky.edu/laurel.