tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post3039414625356073946..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Global demand for maple syrup is rising, but production is struggling to keep paceMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-35198677052721651912008-03-25T12:43:00.000-04:002008-03-25T12:43:00.000-04:00The idea that the Adirondacks is "off limits" due ...The idea that the Adirondacks is "off limits" due to public or private ownership is nonsense. <BR/><BR/>More than half of the park is in private hands. Most of the public lands are at higher elevations and wetlands - places where sugar bushes don't grow. <BR/><BR/>The majority of land with sufficient stands of sugar maple are in the lower elevation areas at the edges of the park. I own one, but no one has ever come to my house to ask to buy the sap - which I'd gladly sell. <BR/><BR/>If there is anything keeping production down, it's the continuous trend away from sustainable living and the producers failure to ask to lease land - ever see an ad in the paper for sugar bush to tap? <BR/><BR/>Also, people see more value in cutting and clearing the land for timber and development, then they see in annual syruping. <BR/><BR/>BTW: Love The Rural Blog - keep up the good work.Editorial Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844483212763666949noreply@blogger.com