2025 Maple Bootcamp

Maple Bootcamp is a 3-day workshop that will provide intensive hands-on-training for beginner and intermediate maple producers. Starting the first day we will learn how to assess a potential sugarbush, then build sequentially through all phases of maple syrup production from sap collection to boiling, bottling and sales. Participants will gain the skills necessary for the safe, efficient, and profitable production of maple products. Classroom sessions will be held at Lake Metroparks Farmpark with several tours and field trips to local maple operations.

  • Regionally-relevant speakers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
  • Breakfasts on your own.  Thursday Dinner, Friday Lunch & Dinner, and Saturday Lunch all provided.
  • Hands-on maple value-added demonstration and tasting in the Farmpark sugarhouse Thursday evening for dessert!
  • All registrations include a North American Maple Manual hard copy and temporary syrup grading kit. 
  • Registration cost is $225.  Spots are limited.  Registration deadline is July 10 at 5:00 PM.