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If you have ever wanted
to try your hand at making maple syrup or maple products,
but weren’t sure how to get started, the upcoming seminar
at the Leslie Frost Centre is one you’ll want to attend.
Taking place at the Leslie Frost Centre in Dorset, Friday,
February 15/02, this all-day seminar covers the basics of
how to run a maple syrup operation,
from
the backyard family operation to commercial and corporate
production.
Local
experts will present a variety of topics about the maple
syrup industry. Mike Walsh, Stewardship Coordinator for the
Leslie Frost Centre, will be discussing the principles and
practices of sugar bush management, while a representative
of Atkinson’s Maple Syrup Supplies will talk about the
types of sugar bush equipment needed to get started.
‘Working with your
maple syrup association -- a local and provincial view’
will be presented by Earl Dertinger, the stewardship
coordinator for the Simcoe County Syrup producers
association, with Bill Hubbert, the representative for the
Algonquin Region Syrup producers association sharing his
experience as a producer. An ‘Ask the Expert’ session
rounds out the full morning.
Lunch will be – what
else – pancakes and sausage, with real maple syrup, of
course. After lunch a field trip to a local sugar bush,
owned and operated by Jim and Albert Emes, gives the
participants a first hand look at the equipment used, layout
and techniques, and forest health and sugar bush management,
ending the day by 3:30pm.
Part
of the Stewardship Series of workshops aimed at landowners,
cottagers and land stewards, the workshops are offered in
partnership with the Parry Sound-Muskoka Stewardship Network
and the Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council. These
informative, day-long workshops are presented to “provide
a better understanding of ecosystems and the principles and
practices of land stewardship.”
As an outdoor field trip is usually included in the
seminars, participants should come prepared.
The Leslie Frost Centre
is located 10 kms south of Dorset on highway 35.
Registration starts at 8:30. Cost is $16.00 per person, and
includes lunch and the field trip. Pre-registration is
required. For more information, or to register contact (705)
766-2451 or email: frostcentre@mnr.gov.on.ca.
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