[ShareTompkins] Fwd: NY Maple Weekend coming March 17-18 & 24-25 at Sapsquatch

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Joshua Dolan <sapsquatch7 at gmail.com>
> Date: March 7, 2012 9:05:27 AM EST
> To: Joshua Dolan <sapsquatch7 at gmail.com>
> Subject: NY Maple Weekend coming March 17-18 & 24-25 at Sapsquatch
>
> Sapsquatch Pure Maple Syrup in Enfield at 2247 Mecklenberg Rd. will be
> hosting production demonstrations, syrup tastings, and free tours of
> its eco-friendly sugar shack in honor of NY Maple Weekend on March
> 17-18,  & March 24-25, 11am-4pm daily.  Sugarhouses all over the state
> will be opening their facilities to the public.  This special event
> will connect visitors to local food and sustainability issues in a fun
> and educational setting.
>
> Located 8 miles from downtown Ithaca in Enfield NY, Sapsquatch is a
> perfect place to bring the family to experience sugarmaking first
> hand.  This small-scale sugarbush is backed by local support through
> sugar shares (similar to CSAs) and strives to bring the Finger Lakes
> community together. We offer educational events and work trade
> experiences on the 400-tap farm.
>
> 2012 is the fifth year of business for Sapsquatch Pure Maple Syrup.
> All along the way, community support in the form of volunteer hours,
> donations and repeat customers has been vital to making Sapsquatch a
> success.  Community has always been the central theme of the project.
> This year, we are really hoping to tap into community support to help
> Sapsquatch get started on another successful five years.  We are
> calling on the community to support an expansion of our operations by
> donating to our IndieGoGo campaign, a crowd-sourced online fundraising
> platform.  We are raising funds to add wood and tank storage to our
> sugarhouse and finally put up real walls.  We are also hoping to add
> an addition that will serve as kitchen, canning facility and
> classroom.  The new structure will also enable Sapsquatch to host
> overnight guests and tap into the eco-tourism market.  To find
> Sapsquatch on IndieGoGo.com, use this link: http://igg.me/p/59552  or
> just type Sapsquatch into the search bar.  You can also donate and
> purchase syrup by visiting us on the farm or Saturdays in March from
> 11-2 at the Greenstar Community Market at the Space at Buffalo and
> Fulton
>
> The 2012 maple season has been a roller-coaster ride.  The
> unseasonably warm winter has had many producers and maple enthusiasts
> alike worried over sugar-content and production this year as well as
> the overall implications of climate change on maple production.  Major
> news outlets like Mother Jones and The Huffington Post (see links
> below) have begun reporting on this timely issue, and Sapsquatch is
> just one of many local farmers worried about this issue.
>
> http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/01/no-maple-syrup-2100
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/mild-winter-weather_n_1290591.html?ref=food&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008
>
> The season came exceptionally early, but has been very steady in our
> area compared to other years.  Sap has been running since late January
> and Sapsquatch has been boiling since February 2; almost 3 weeks
> earlier than ever!  The earlier run caught many sugarmakers off guard
> and early tapping is always a gamble.  It was a scramble for us to
> clean all of our equipment and sap lines during a time of year when we
> are also scrambling to get in as much extra firewood as possible.  We
> have been working steadily ever since as sap-flow conditions have been
> very good with a majority of days in the high 30’s and 40’s and nights
> below freezing.  We expect to break our all-time production record of
> 76 gallons over the next week, and we still have could have as much as
> another month to go.   But an early beginning to the season may also
> spell an early end.  Forecasts of 60 degree temperatures this week
> could spell the end of the season as trees begin budding.  In the
> past, we could expect to be boiling until at least the first week of
> April, but this year, it’s anybody’s guess.
>
> Here is our blog which contains many informational links to maple
> syrup related topics:
> http://sapsquatchsyrup.wordpress.com/
> Josh can be reached at sapsquatch7 at gmail.com or by cell at
> (607)280-8498 to inquire about tours of the sugarbush or to purchase
> syrup.

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