Sap Collection and Processing Workshop

The Yale Forest School will hold a free Sap Collection and Processing Workshop at Justamere Tree Farm in Worthington on October 4^th from 4 to 6:30 pm

Justamere Tree Farm is a women-owned maple business that runs on renewable energy.

The structure of the workshop will be in the form of an informal producer-to-producer discussion of sap collection and processing techniques.

Topics will include sap line layout and maintenance, evaporator use and sap processing techniques, different evaporator energy sources (solar vs. wood vs. fossil fuels), as well as Justamere’s production of value-added products like maple cream and sugar.

Agenda:

• 4 – 4:30 pm:                     Welcome & introduction to Justamere Tree Farm
• 4:30 – 5:30 pm:               Tour and discussion of sap collection infrastructure
• 5:30 – 6:30 pm:               Tour of sugarhouse and discussion of processing sap into syrup
• CEU credits: 1.25 for CT state foresters, if interested in MA forester CEUs, email  walker.cammack@yale.edu.