The sugarmaker's companion : an integrated approach to producing syrup from maple, birch, and walnut trees /
Farrell, Michael, 1978-
The sugarmaker's companion : an integrated approach to producing syrup from maple, birch, and walnut trees / by Michael Farrell. - White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub., 2013. - x, 327 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why maple matters: the case for increasing production and consumption -- Of pure maple products -- Is sugaring for you? -- Sugarhouse design and construction -- An untapped resource: the sap-producing trees of North America -- Gathering sap: cost-effective collection techniques to enhance your operation -- From sap to syrup: processing techniques that will save you time money, fuel, and frustration -- Registering and certifying your sugaring operation -- Expanding your business through buying sap and leasing taps -- Community sugaring: growing your operation with community involvement -- Where the money is: marketing your pure maple products -- Value-added products: the path to profitability -- Tree sap: nature's energy drink -- Managing your sugarbush for optimum sap production -- Other non-timber forest products from your land -- Syrup or sawtimber production: determining the most profitable use for maple, birch, and walnut trees -- Sugaring in a changing climate -- Further resources for sugarmakers.
9781603583978 (pbk.) 1603583971 (pbk.) 9781603583985 (ebook) 160358398X (ebook)
2013022231
Sugar maple--Tapping.
Maple sugar.
Maple syrup.
SB239.M3 / F37 2013
SB239.M3 / F43 2013
The sugarmaker's companion : an integrated approach to producing syrup from maple, birch, and walnut trees / by Michael Farrell. - White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub., 2013. - x, 327 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why maple matters: the case for increasing production and consumption -- Of pure maple products -- Is sugaring for you? -- Sugarhouse design and construction -- An untapped resource: the sap-producing trees of North America -- Gathering sap: cost-effective collection techniques to enhance your operation -- From sap to syrup: processing techniques that will save you time money, fuel, and frustration -- Registering and certifying your sugaring operation -- Expanding your business through buying sap and leasing taps -- Community sugaring: growing your operation with community involvement -- Where the money is: marketing your pure maple products -- Value-added products: the path to profitability -- Tree sap: nature's energy drink -- Managing your sugarbush for optimum sap production -- Other non-timber forest products from your land -- Syrup or sawtimber production: determining the most profitable use for maple, birch, and walnut trees -- Sugaring in a changing climate -- Further resources for sugarmakers.
9781603583978 (pbk.) 1603583971 (pbk.) 9781603583985 (ebook) 160358398X (ebook)
2013022231
Sugar maple--Tapping.
Maple sugar.
Maple syrup.
SB239.M3 / F37 2013
SB239.M3 / F43 2013