Boston Flora

Tag: Maple Syrup

  • Friday, September 15 – Sunday, October 1 – The Big E

    The Big E, Eastern States Exposition, returns to Springfield September 15 – October 1. There are too many events, performances, and competitions to list here, but visit www.thebige.com to buy tickets and read up on this year’s lineup.  They have Storrowton Village, a 19th century recreation village, located right within the Fairgrounds. And as for The Big Eats Awards, you can see if the 2017 offerings are as innovative as 2016’s winners, fried butter balls from Marion’s Fried Dough, or cowboy nachos from the Ultimate BBQ. And don’t miss learning about the benefits of dairy products at the Singing Refrigerator, located inside the Mallary Complex, where the butter sculpture is displayed. There are competitions too, such as the Massachusetts Maple Syrup Cooking Contest and Canning Competitions in jellies, jams, preserves, fruits, vegetables, pickles, relishes, and, new this year, honey and syrups.  Image of past butter sculpture from www.npr.org.

  • Saturday, February 26, 1:00 pm – Sugar Maple Tree Tapping

    Learn how maple syrup is made and watch the sap flow as local farmer Peter Hook taps one of Tower Hill’s sugar maples on Saturday, February 26 beginning at 1 pm.  The program is free with admission, and you are advised to dress warmly. For information and directions log on to www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, March 13 – Sunday, March 14 – Hebron Maple Festival

    The 20th Annual Hebron Maple Festival will be held the second weekend in March throughout the town of Hebron, Connecticut.  People come from miles around to enjoy and experience the weekend of maple-related events.  The goal of this festival is to bring families together and provide noncommercial inexpensive enjoyment in a quiet time of the year.  There will be self tours, demonstrations, and a variety of maple products in the participating sugar houses.  Learn how maple syrup is produced, and how to use it.  Last year visitors enjoyed the “Shack Out Back” chainsaw carvers, the  Connecticut Valley Siberian Husky Club dog sled exhibition, an historical quilt exhibition and sale, plus blacksmiths crafting hand forged items, woodworking and wood turning demonstrations, and a Revolutionary War encampment.  For more information log on to www.hebronmaplefest.com.

  • Saturday, November 14, 9:00 – 11:00 am – Asian Longhorn Beetle Battle

    Asian Longhorned Beetle (“ALB”) is an invasive wood-boring pest that was discovered in Worcester, MA in August 2008. It is a huge threat to the trees that grow in our parks and along every street, and puts the livelihood of our state’s forests as well as our nursery and maple syrup industries at risk. Help us survey Boston’s trees for signs of this invasive beetle. Learn how to recognize ALB and ALB tree damage, and what trees are most vulnerable. A brief training session will be held before the survey. Meet Saturday, November 14 (raindate Sunday, November 15) at 9:00 am on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall at Arlington Street.  Wear comfortable shoes and bring water.  Call 617-626-1735 to register.  For more information, log on to http://massnrc.org/pests/alb.  This survey is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.

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