Indiana Maple Syrup Association

The Indiana Maple Syrup Association is an organization of Hoosier maple syrup producers who make this natural product available for all to enjoy.

State Fair
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History of Indiana Sugar Camps We are collecting information about sugar camps both past and present in Indiana. If you have any information regarding a sugar camp or camps, then contact Art Harris at aharris@link2000.net

Maple Kettle Corn Recipe from Bendix Woods County Park
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Rebecca and James Eldridge entertain the volunteers during lunch at Canning Day 2009
Rebecca and James Eldridge entertain the volunteers during lunch at Canning Day 2009.

The 2009 North American Maple Syrup Council and International Maple Syrup Institute Annual Meetings

The Maine Maple Producers Association is delighted to invite you to this year’s NAMSC and IMSI meetings, to be held in beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine, an ideal get-a-way destination. The meetings begin Thursday night October 22nd and continue through a banquet on Sunday, October 25th with a separate northern Maine tour beginning on Monday October 26th, 2009. The annual meetings will be held at the Atlantic Oakes by the Sea Resort and Conference Center which was formerly a private estate and now offers spacious meeting rooms and 150 ocean view rooms with balconies and patios.

There will be demonstrations, producer workshops and technical sessions, equipment displays and tours to interest everyone involved in maple, from the backyard producer to the largest producers, packers and wholesalers. These meetings will be a great opportunity to celebrate, learn, meet, eat seafood, have fun, and see the latest products developed for the maple industry. Technical presentations and reports from recent maple research will be a benefit to everyone.

For more information, please contact either:

Robert Smith
Smith’s Maple Products
24 Bennett Ave., Skowhegan ME 04976
207-474-3380
Email: bob@beeline-online.net

Eric Ellis
Maine Maple Products
449 Lakewood Rd.
Madison, ME 04950
Phone: 207-474-3887
Email: mainemaple@beeline-online.net

Or go to the Maine Maple Producers website at http://www.mainemapleproducers.com

 

Other Items of Interest

Guidelines for Maple Inspection have been Issued by the Indiana Department of Health (6/28/06)

See Guidelines in Latest NewsRecommendations prepared by our IMSA committee for the IN Dept of Health's Task Force

standards for maple syrup production (pdf file)

Ways to comply with current Indiana statutes (pdf. file)

FOOD GRADE PAINT

Maple Facts - A quick overview for Indiana residents about how to make maple syrup (download as a .pdf file)

Indiana Maple Syrup at a Glance (pdf) Facts and figures for 2004 season

Power point introduction to Hoosier Maple Sugaring

  

The 2009 Annual Meeting will be held the first Saturday in December in Columbus, IN.

Read the Production Reports prepared by Jeff Settle,Supervisor for the Indiana Division of Forestry's Utilization and Marketing Program

It appears that Hoosier producers are required to register under the Homeland Security Act

Contact Us: Indiana Maple Syrup Association