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DrTimPerkins
12-12-2012, 12:47 PM
Vermont Maple Conferences
January 12, 19, 26, 2013

The University of Vermont Extension, Addison County Maple Sugarmakers Association and Vermont Maple Syrup Makers’ Association are pleased to offer the 10th annual Vermont Maple Conferences on Saturday January 12th, 19th and 26th, 2013. The conferences are educational meetings held for the purpose of bringing the latest information and research findings about forest management, sap collection, syrup production, quality control, and marketing to sugarmakers in Vermont and surrounding regions. These all day meetings, which are designed to provide education for maple producers of all levels of skill and experience, are open to the public. Classes are taught by scientists, natural resource professionals and sugarmakers from around the state. Meetings also feature a trade show with vendors displaying maple related equipment and a lunch with a maple theme.

Sat., Jan. 12, Middlebury Union H.S., Middlebury. Location: off US Rt. 7 just south of the village. Lunch will feature a turkey or pork roast dinner with vegetarian option and maple dessert.
Sat., Jan. 19, Bellows.Falls Union High School. Location: off US Rt. 5, just south of Bellows Falls. Lunch will feature ham dinner with salad & desert by the Freshman class & parents.
Sat., Jan 26, Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park. Location: West side entrance to Lamoille Union High School, US Rt. 15 in Hyde Park. Lunch will be catered by the Culinary Arts program and will feature Maple Bourbon Roast Pork, with all the fixings.

Pre-Registrations must be postmarked by: December 29 (Middlebury) or January 7 (B.F. and H.P). Thank You! Registrations postmarked by these dates will be assured of a meal, if selected and paid for. Lunch for walk-ins or registrations postmarked after these dates will be served on a first come, first served basis. Please help us by registering early.

Special needs: If you require an accommodation to participate in this program, please notify Mary Croft, secretary/treasurer of the VMSMA, at 802-763-7435

Please Note: All conference sites are on school property. A strict NO SMOKING policy must be followed.

For titles and descriptions of the programs as well as registration information, please see: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/maple/mainline/maple_mainline_dec12.pdf

Dill
12-20-2012, 09:01 AM
Tim do you have a list of what topics are at which location?

DrTimPerkins
12-20-2012, 11:49 AM
Tim do you have a list of what topics are at which location?

It is on the link to the Maple Mainline, also available at http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc