Thank you Wendy for sharing this fantastic holiday gift idea of homemade maple lip balm from eHow. By Christopher Godwin, eHow Contributor Maple lip balm is a natural, homemade alternative to the commercial lip balms that contain ingredients known to irritate the skin and lips. Homemade lip balm works just…
New Hampshire Maple Recipes
The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association published a spiral bound collection of over 200 recipes from generations of maple producers and members of their community. A telling quote by a farm woman (unidentified) in the beginning of the book sums up the delicious nature of the recipes "Almost any good…
Reconstituted Maple Syrup For Camping
Here at Coombs Family Farms we thought we had heard of everything when it came to maple syrup, but we recently heard of another ingenious use for maple sugar: making maple syrup! Yes, that's right--just as maple sugar is simply maple syrup that has been boiled until virtually all the…
Maple Sugaring: More Profitable Than Logging?
According to at least one farmer, tapping forests for maple syrup is more profitable than logging those same forests. in a profile in the UP Second Wave, Mike Rudyard, owner of Michigan Maple Farms on the upper peninsula in Michigan, says maple syrup producers can expect to make 7.5 to…
2015 Maple Syrup Crop Report
June 17, 2015 In 2015, spring came late. On our farm the snow was deeper than usual, with four to five feet of powder, which made trudging through the woods unusually difficult even on snowshoes. The harsh, cold winter drifted through March and into April, creating a late start to…
Real Maple Syrup Extract Boosts Antibiotic Efficacy
As we posted last week on our Facebook page, scientists have discovered that real maple syrup has immune-boosting properties that the fake stuff just can’t touch. Researchers at McGill University in Toronto found that phenolic compounds found in maple syrup produced a strong antimicrobial effect when combined with antibiotics. “We…
We are Non-GMO certified!
You are what you eat. That expression carries a different weight in today’s world. Grocery consumers are faced with new decisions like never before: organic, local, gluten-free, nut-free, sustainable. And now consumers are called upon to consider choosing GMO foods vs. non-GMO foods. What does GMO really mean anyway? And,…
The ABCs of Maple Syrup Grades Then and Now
Since the maple industry’s beginning, maple producers within the United States, Vermont, and Canada have each used different rules, different grades, and different terminology to describe their products. This fragmentation led to industry challenges and increased consumer confusion. New legislation is about to change all this. To understand the reason…
Looking For Maple In All The Wrong Places?
The next time you’re in a grocery store, take a trip to the syrup aisle. Quickly scan the shelves – does it appear that all maple products are pretty comparable? Each product’s packaging likely has natural undertones and maybe a few graphics that convey purity. At first glance, you might…
Is Maple Water the New Must-Have Beverage?
It’s hard to believe that something as simple as water could change over time, but it has. The last decade has introduced new water variations that have made waves across the beverage industry. From sweet to nutritious to colored (even black), water has never been so interesting to consumers. And…
