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MapleWorxz 2022
As we finished the 2022 maple season, we had a great year in light of the unusual weather, about 20 degrees below average and few days in the 40's with sunshine. Yet we were able to produce 175 gallons of Amber and Dark maple syrup. Significant changes this year also...
What’s a Fair Price for Maple Syrup?
A summer of selling MapleWorxz™ Organic maple syrup at one of the region’s largest Farmers Market (Port Austin Farmers Marker) allowed us to field many questions about making maple syrup, grading, glass versus plastic and many more. The question that always...
Falling in Love with Maple and the Michigan Tradition
With much of the 2020 turmoil behind us, our family looks forward to March as the time of gathering together to produce our special "Taste the Michigan Tradition" maple syrup. We looked back at the end of this past year and created our first ever short video capturing...
C-19: A families Branding and Social Media Strategy
A pause at the Wood Shed Much of the past 2020 year has been a challenge and yet with all the trauma and Corona virus (C-19) fear, we have managed as a family to stay healthy. With staying healthy and aligning ourselves with the latest guidelines being the most...
Fall in Love with Maple Tours
The year 2020 has brought many interesting challenges spanning all facets of our lives, such as its significant impact on weddings, funerals, family reunions, and many more local community and association events. The maple syrup industry is no exception. Covid has...
Maple Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maple Chocolate Chip Cookies 1/2 cup Butter, softened 1 cup MapleWorxz Maple Syrup1 Fresh Egg1/2 tsp Salt1 tsp Baking Soda 2 cups Flour1 cup Chocolate Chips Combine the butter, maple Syrup and egg and mix, Add the remaining ingredients and mix well again. Drop by...
MapleWorxz OEFFA Organic Certificate # 3372
Organic certification is a step that distinguishes the maple syrup producers and its standards and compliance require attention to detail throughout the maple syrup process. Once achieved, the certification tenants are followed to assure the organic maple syrup...
MapleWorxz Certified as an Organic Maple Syrup Producer
OEFFA Certified The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) notified us on April 28th that we have successfully been certified as an Organic Maple Syrup producer. The lengthy certification process started in August of last year with a 44 page application and...
Maple Protein Cookies
Great Protein Snack
Maple Glazed Cinnamon Rolls
One of the local favorites around our Sugar House
Cherry Maple Baked Oatmeal
Our favorite Maple Cherry dessert
Organic Maple Syrup
Transitioning for Organic Maple Syrup Certification The "farm to table" mantra is a growing awareness of the importance for choosing the best foods and nutrition for our bodies. With the ever presence media, fads, articles and hype for organic products, consumers have...
MMSA Awards MapleWorxz Top Honors
The Michigan Maple Syrup Association annual meeting took place in Mt Pleasant at the Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel and Conference Center January 18th with an estimated 200 plus members and guests attending. The two-day event included presentations, breakout sessions...
Michigan Maple Syrup Weekend
The Southern Michigan Maple Syrup Weekend will be in March on the 21st and 22nd allowing anyone who would like to visit and see the process of making Michigan Maple Syrup! In the Michigan Thumb region, MapleWorxz will be hosting tours at our Sugar House on Saturday...
Michigan Maple Syrup Association (MMSA)
Whether you find yourself in a family tree of Maple Syrup makers or you were just bitten by the Maple Syrup bug, the best place to gain experience and information is through your Michigan Maple Syrup Association (MMSA). With a growing membership over the years, the...
Best Tasting Maple Syrup at MapleWorxz
Father said there were those who made syrup and then those who made Maple Syrup and he and his father were the later. They took pride in making the best tasting Maple syrup around and that tradition carries on with our family today. What does that mean as a...
Why we call our Syrup Slogan “Taste the Michigan Tradition”
My father said, “There were those who make syrup and those who make maple syrup”. My father and grandfather were the later. They took pride in making the best tasting maple syrup around and that tradition carries on with our family today. What does that mean as a...
Sour Sap versus Vinegar Pan Cleaning
“We learned that there are more than one way to achieve a clean pan without “heaving your cookies” in the process”.
Maple Syrup — Summer Maintenance
Continuing our Maple Syrup Season throughout the summer
Maple Syrup: Snapshot of our Tradition
The 2019 season entailed 800 taps and over 10,000 gallons of maple sap in four weeks of gathering and boiling to make syrup. Our best day gathered 1600 gallons of sap and there were several more that were close. We produced 265 gallons of Grade A Maple Syrup in both...
Cherry Maple Syrup
1 Cup Maple Syrup1 Cup Dried Sweet or Sour Cherries, halved or chopped To make the syrup, bring the maple syrup to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Then immediately remove from the heat and stir in the chopped cherries. Let the mixture stand for at least 8...
Maple Baked Beans
Beans have a wonderful ability to absorb flavor while they slowly bake. they are nutritious, tasty and easy to make!
New Label Designs
The MapleWorxz family has been reviewing and discussing the new label designs that Bill Kleist of Identity Creative https://identitycreative.com has created. This label is one for the round faced bottles and jars and we also have a wrap-around label for the larger...
Maple Syrup Frosting
1/2 Cup Maple Syrup (The "Real Stuff")3/4 Cup Water3 Tbsp Corn Starch1/4 Cup Maple Syrup (See instructions below)2 Tbsp Butter1 tsp Vanilla Cook 1/2 cup of Maple Syrup and water until boiling, then add cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup of Maple...