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The Science and Lore of Maple Syrup

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, March 25, 2004.

'Tis the season in New England where metal buckets adorn Maple trees, sugar shacks are ablaze with activity and the sweet smell of maple syrup is in the air. Today we'll talk about everything you ever wanted to know about maple sugaring in New Hampshire. Mike's guests are Sumner Dole, Extension Educator of Forest Resources at the University of New Hampshire and Dick Uncles, Bureau of Markets Supervisor at the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food. He'll also talk with Paul Messer, Owner of Sunday Mountain Maple Farm in Orford.

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