News and Press Room
Welcome to the Maple Source Press Room--tap into the latest news on maple! Sometimes it runs, sometimes it trickles...but there's always buckets of press-worthy news going on in the industry.
Press releases from Bascom Family Farms and other leaders in the maple industry:
- Vermont Agency of Agriculture, "Metal maple syrup cans with odor discovered, discontinued. Plastic and glass containers of maple syrup are not impacted", October 8, 2008,
(For a Q&A on "What You Should Know About Metal Syrup Cans", click here.) - Coombs Family Farms Health Benefits of Maple Abound, September 2008
- Coombs Family Farms Announces 2008 Maple Crop Report and
Industry Analysis, June 2008 - Bascom Family Farms "A Report of the 2008 Maple Crop" April 2008
- Bascom Family Farms "Bacom Family Farms Launches MapleSource.com" March 2008
- Bascom Family Farms "A Report of the 2007 Maple Crop" January 2008
- Brown Family Farm “Packs a Wallop with Maple Dollop” January 2008
- Vermont Maple Syrup Producers “Seventh Annual Maple Open House Weekend and Governor's Tree Tapping Ceremony” January 2008
- Coombs Family Farms “Organic Maple is the Key Ingredient In Comfort Food & Holiday Favorites” July 2007
Recent maple industry media coverage:
- Whole Foods Magazine, "Artificial Sweeteners Sent to the Sidelines" November 2008
- Progressive Grocer, "Multiple Choice: 2008 Editors’ Picks" September 2008
- Associated Press, "Two bad seasons, growing demand mean higher maple syrup prices" March 2008
- Associated Press, "Maple syrup makers once again collecting tree sap as temperatures nudge up in northern states" March 2008
- The New York Times, "Sweet, Tricky, Sticky (And Not From Vermont)" March 2008
- The New York Times, "Sap Happy" March 2008
- The New York Times, "Local Prices Vary, but They're All High" March 2008
- Delta Sky, "Learning Curves" March 2008
- Associated Press, "Maine syrup producers hope for rebound as season gets under way" February 2008
- Plenty, “Sweet Success” January 2008
- Fancy Food and Culinary Products, January 2008
- The Kansas City Star, “Sugaring Season in New England” January 2008
- Better Nutrition, “Sweet! Celebrate with Natural and Sugar-free Desserts” December 2007
- New York Times, “Sweet Somethings to Spoon on Top” November 2007
- Real Simple, “Syrup” October 2007
- Chicago Sun Times, “Thrill of the Grill” August 2007
- Plenty, “The Future of the Family Farm” April/May 2007
For press inquiries about Bascom Family Farms, Coombs Family Farms, or Brown Family Farm, or to submit a press release for consideration to MapleSource.com, please contact:
Elizabeth Horton de Meza
Ethos Marketing and Design
ehorton@ethos-marketing.com
Tel. (207) 856-2610 X240
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