Informative Videos

History of Maple Tubing

Small Scale Maple Syrup Reverse Osmosis System

Informational Websites

The North American Maple Syrup Council

International Maple Syrup Institute

Connecticut Department of Agriculture

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Forestry

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Cornell Sugar Maple Research & Extension Program

University of Vermont - Proctor Maple Research Center

The Maple News

Maple Trader

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How-to Websites and Video Links

One of our members shows how to make a small scale reverse osmosis (RO) machine using parts that you can buy online or at a large supply store. Check out his site at Mattatuck Madness Maple Syrup

Wanted:

Looking for old maple syrup tin containers, maple syrup candy molds, taps, advertising posters or other old maple syrup industry items. Call Don at 203-268-7380

FOR SALE:
-Leader 2x6 Patriot Max Combination (raised and drop) flue Evaporator, reversible flow in both pans, with Leader wood fired arch with blower (two door, not airtight) lined with fire brick, ceramic blanket, and woven banding, with stainless smokestack (base plus 3 sections) with swinging cap... $6200
- 2x5 steam hood that fits the 2x6 arch, catches all of the back pan and half of the front, with integral channel and valve for catching condensate, with two 8" duct adapters going to 8" stainless ducts with roof jacks... $1300
- 16' x 8' x 10' dual axle enclosed trailer, set up as mobile sugarshack, has roof jacks for the smokestack and two steam ducts, flat roof doesn't leak, framed in steel square tube with aluminum panel sides, three large windows open with gas props, swinging door, wooden steps, aluminum diamond plate floor, wood benches over wheel wells, 2-5/16 ball hitch with jack, no title but you could register as homemade..... $11,000
- 70 gallon rubbermaid stock tank used as head tank for evaporator with fittings ..... $50
- Stainless Cone filter can with cover and ring, with one wool filter and 25 insert filters.....$300
- One sap hydrometer and one syrup hydrometer..... $15 each
- 7/16 spile puller tool.... $15
- Approx. 1000 linear ft used 3/4" mainline, some with holes from drops, with galvanized wire for hanging it, with ties and drop takeoffs... $200
- Approx. 1000 linear ft of 3/16" sap lines, only used for 1 or 2 seasons with unused fittings... $200
- 150 homemade sap sack holders, made from PVC pipe, with groove routed for zip ties and keyhole to hang them on spiles, comes with 75 unused sap sacks....$150
- Two long Grimm antique candy thermometers for sugaring.... $50
- Beekeeping mask and smoker ..... $25
- 12" diameter Old galvanized dairy filter that I used for filtering sap, with half box filters.... $75
- 5 unused 1/2 gallon pure CT maple syrup jugs with caps.... $10
- Sealed unused bottle of atmos defoamer.... $10
- Half bag 7/16 Leader stubbies.... $10
- Full bag (100) 3/16 D&G stubbies ..... $20
- 22 old Leader galvanized spiles..... $10
- Half bag Leader 3/16 to 5/16 connectors ..... $10
- Half bag 3/16 connectors .... $10
- Half bag CDL 3/16 health tees ..... $10
- Misc other fittings.... $5

- TOTAL price for taking everything..... $18,000

Contact Info:
Call/text: Colin 347-699-8930
email: [email protected]
Located in Windsor, CT



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An Integrated Approach to Producing Syrup from Maple, Birch, and Walnut Trees

by Michael Farrell

The Sugarmaker’s Companion is the comprehensive guide small-and large-scale syrup producers have been waiting for in their quest to create a profitable business model. Michael Farrell documents the untapped potential of American forests and shows how sugaring can turn a substantial profit for farmers while providing tremendous enjoyment and satisfaction.

Farrell, sugarmaker and director of the Uihlein Forest at Cornell University, incorporates the wisdom of traditional sugarmaking with the value of modern technology (such as reverse-osmosis machines and vacuum tubing). His balanced view of the industry offers a realistic picture of how modern technology can be beneficial—economically and environmentally.

Available from Chelsea Green Publishing