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Vermont Magazine features Butternut Mountain Farm in “Way Past Pancakes”
Written by Emma Marvin
Monday, 08 March 2010 13:16
Check out the current edition of Vermont magazine, on shelves now.
Bonnie Hudspeth highlights Butternut Mountain Farm and its line of Moosewood Hollow infused syrups in her article featuring innovative ways in which maple syrup is being used.
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Boiling's Begun
Written by Andrew Crank
Friday, 05 March 2010 15:07
Boiling got off to a slow start, but yesterday we made 10 drums, about 380 gallons and we should make another 6 drums (200 gallons) today.
ButternutMountain Farm and Vermont Maple Syrup are featured on History Channels Food Tech: Pancakes and Bacon episode. Host Bobby Bognar crisscrosses the country to reveal what’s behind a seemingly simple pancake breakfast. Between discussions about what makes a pancake rise and how orange juice can be fresh year round, Bobby visits Butternut Mountain Farm to learn what goes into producing America’s favorite pancake topping – pure maple syrup.
After a snowstorm on Wednesday left us with more than a foot of snow temperatures have warmed and the sap is running. Last night the temperatures didn't go below freezing and as a result we have a "flood" of sap this morning. The first run is always exciting, and especially so for us this season. Over the past year we've made major infrastructure improvements including additional sap storage and reverse osmosis capacity. These changes should allow us to make more syrup, but right now it means extra preparations for the first boil.
Popularity of Maple as an Ingredient is on the Rise
Written by Andrew Crank
Thursday, 01 October 2009 13:58
The restaurant industry is coming to discover what we’ve long known – maple syrup is wonderful ingredient to add to recipes both sweet and savory. A recent article in Restaurant News highlights that maple syrup usage in restaurant menus is up nearly 20% from 2 years ago. <read the article>
To learn more about some of our favorite recipes that include pure maple syrup visit our recipes.
Asian Longhorned Beetle: Have you seen this bug?
Written by Emma Marvin
Friday, 05 December 2008 00:00
The Asian Longhorned Beetle is a wood boring insect that favors sugar maple as a host. Believed to have been introduced into the United States on untreated packing material from China, the beetle was first detected outside of New York City in 1996. Subsequent infestations have been identified in Chicago, New Jersey, Toronto and most recently this past fall in Worcester, Ma. To prevent the spread of this beetle we need your help!
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