Vacuum

By: uvmext

Sap flows out of trees due to the difference in pressure between the inside and outside of the tree. In the 1950s, maple researchers and producers found that adding vacuum pumps to tubing systems could increase this pressure differential and there...

Overdriving Spouts

By: uvmext

Although bucket spouts are still available, most spouts used in the maple industry currently are plastic and designed to be used with vacuum. Spouts are constructed of food-grade nylon or polycarbonate and are smaller in size (5/16" diameter) than...

Interview of Peter Cooper-Ellis, owner of Hidden Springs Maple

By: uvmext

Interview of Peter Cooper-Ellis, owner of Hidden Springs Maple

Lincourt, DeVuyst, Jones, Williams BSAD 015 Section A

By: slincour

BSAD 015 Sustainability Initiative Video

Red Maple

By: mmcdonal

Tree Literacy Module

Striped Maple

By: mmcdonal

Tree Literacy Module

Sugar Maple

By: mmcdonal

Tree Literacy Module

Norway Maple

By: mmcdonal

Tree Literacy Module

Safely Selling Local Food at Farm Stands and CSAs during COVID-19, 5/6/20 Webinar (audio only)

By: clherric

Demand for local food is surging, and many Vermont farms are heeding the call to feed their communities. They have adapted time and again to the evolving COVID-19 situation to ensure the safety of their food, customers, employees, and farms. Theyâ...