[SustainableTompkins] Maple Sugaring at CNC

[Steve Gabriel]

Cayuga Nature Center
1420 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
607.273.6260
www.cayuganaturecenter.org

announces

2008 MAPLE SUGARING EVENTS

Maple Syrup is a special and unique product- the Finger Lakes is one of 
few places on earth where we can harvest and boil tree sap into a 
delicious food! We've been harvesting maple syrup for many years at CNC 
and will be tapping our trees in late February this year to gather as 
much sap as we can, boiling over six hundred gallons of sap into just 
fifteen gallons of syrup! Our focus for production is in education; we 
want to help the community understand the benefits and wonders of maple 
syrup production.

This year we are again offering an opportunity to purchase home 
harvested Cayuga Nature Center syrup and participate in the various 
elements of production. We sold out last year, so get your orders in 
early! Syrup will be sold at the following prices:

$12 Pint
$24 Quart
$45 Half Gallon
$15 Pint of Maple-Chipotle

Opportunities to help tap, haul, and boil will be ongoing. In addition 
to the events listed below, we will be busy for many of the days and 
welcome visitors out to the land. Please call us at 273-6260 or email 
steve at fingerlakespermaculture.org to find out if the trees are running 
and how you can get involved.


*COME HELP TAP TREES THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24!*


Sunday, February 24
1:00 - 3:00 pm
DISCOVER MAPLE SUGARING!
Fee: General Admission

Visitors of all ages are welcome to a tour of our sugarbush, maple syrup 
tastings, and an overview of the history and lore of sugaring in our 
region. CNC staff will also offer information on the process of turning 
sap into sugar and offer tips to help you sugar at home. WE WILL BE 
TAPPING TREES TODAY!


Sunday, March 8
1:00 - 4:00 pm
MAPLE SUGARING FAMILY DAY
Fee: General Admission and donations

Families are welcome to join us as we tap, haul, and boil sap! Tours and 
stories will be told at 1:00 and 3:00 along our sugarbush trail. Games, 
maple sugar tastings, and sledding will all be part of the fun. We will 
celebrate the turning of the seasons with a traditional Irish Ceili 
Dance led by Kay Cafasso at 2:00pm.


Saturday, March 15
1:00 - 3:00 pm
DESIGNING AN AGROFORESTRY SITE WITH MAPLE SUGARING
Fee: Sliding scale $5 - $15

Maple Sugaring is a regenerative practice that can be easily combined 
with mushroom cultivation, timber management, and edible and medicianal 
mushroom production. Come enjoy a tour of our budding agroforestry 
project led by Land Use Manager Steve Gabriel who will share designs and 
engage participants with tools to help in designing their own forest 
stands.


Friday, March 21
6:00 - ?
SUGAR MOON CELEBRATION
Fee: Sliding Scale $5 - $15 donation

Come dance and enjoy a moonlight tour of the sugarbush trail! Live music 
(8:00pm), a sugarbush tour with stories of maple lore (7:00pm), and a 
community potluck (6:00pm) will ensure a fun fulled evening for all ages!


Sunday, March 23
1:00 - 3:00 pm
DISCOVER MAPLE SUGARING!
Fee: General Admission

Visitors of all ages are welcome to a tour of our sugarbush, maple syrup 
tastings, and an overview of the history and lore of sugaring in our 
region. CNC staff will also offer information on the process of turning 
sap into sugar and offer tips to help you sugar at home.


Saturday, March 28 & Sunday March 29
10am - 4pm
2008 MAPLEFEST
Fee: $12 Adults, $8 Children, $25 Families

One of the great treasures of New York State is maple syrup! At Cayuga 
Nature Center, we have turned that treasure in a two day festival 
celebrating syrup, community and the great outdoors. It’s called 
MapleFest; the annual festival is now in its 29th year. This year’s 
event features live local music from over ten groups; boiling and 
tapping demonstrations, educational pieces about the history of maple 
syrup, arts and crafts, entertainers, a firetruck, live animals, and a 
local foods pancake breakfast!

Cayuga Creamery will be on hand for refreshments, along with other local 
food and craft vendors. Live entertainment will be provided by the 
Wayward Girls, Zela Zola, the El Caminos, the Native Earthling Band, and 
other local musicians. There will be hourly tours of our sugarbush 
trail, which tells the story of sugaring from Native Americans to 
present day production systems.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.CayugaNatureCenter.org or call 607.273.6260