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Sweet Talk: All Things Maple

The Cornell Maple Program presents Sweet Talk, with hosts, co-directors of CMP, Aaron Wightman and Adam Wild. Your hosts will present the latest research, news, and trends in the maple industry, with various guests including other maple researchers, industry experts, and local sugarmakers.

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Episode 37: Research Update - Sweet Talk about Sap...

Sweet Talk: All Things Maple ·

2025/11/03

This month, Aaron and Adam discuss their experiences testing different methods for chilling sap during the warm part of the production season in mid-spring. Technology to improve and preserve sap quality is becoming essential as the weather gets warmer during the sap collection season. Methods for all different budgets and sized operations are discussed in this episode.Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne.Music - Long and Low Cloud by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:32:09

Episode 36: Sweet Talk with Eric Shatt of Redbyrd...

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2025/10/06

This month, Aaron interviews Eric Shatt, owner of Redbyrd Orchard Cider & Kombucha. Together, he and his wife Deva Maas operate a diversified farm with a wide array of hard cider apple tree varieties, sheep and geese that graze the orchards, and a small maple sugarbush. These enterprises synergize, not only on the land, but also in the cidery / fermentation kitchen where they develop unique value-added products.Find Redbyrd Orchard at the Ithaca Farmers Market, or learn more at:

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00:53:04

Episode 35: Ask a Maple Specialist with Aaron and...

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2025/09/08

After about one year since the last one, this is our fourth installment of "Ask a Maple Specialist." Aaron and Adam answer some of your most frequently asked maple questions.To have your question featured on the show, visit the Sweet Talk webpage at www.cornellmaple.com (https://blogs.cornell.edu/cornellmaple/sweettalk/). Or, submit your question directly on the Spotify app.Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne.Music - Long and Low Cloud by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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Episode 34: Sweet Talk with Gabe Karns about...

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2024/10/21

This month, Aaron interviews Gabe Karns from The Ohio State University. Gabe has been studying Freeman's maple, a hybrid between red and silver maple that may prove to be more resilient and just as productive as sugar maple.Gabe can be reached at: karns.36@osu.edu Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash, both by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:49:08

Episode 33: Ask a Maple Specialist with Aaron and...

Sweet Talk: All Things Maple ·

2024/09/09

This is our third installment of "Ask a Maple Specialist." Aaron and Adam answer some of your most frequently asked maple questions.To have your question featured on the show, visit the Sweet Talk webpage at www.cornellmaple.com (https://blogs.cornell.edu/cornellmaple/sweettalk/). Or, submit your question directly on the Spotify app. Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:50:05

Episode 32: Sweet Talk with St. Maple's Scott St. Mary

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2024/08/05

This month, Adam interviews Scott St. Mary from St. Maple in Malone, NY. Scott has a unique and successful approach to maple marketing and retail, especially through novel products and a popular maple food trailer.Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash, both by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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Episode 31: Sweet Talk with Peter Gregg - Maple News...

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2024/07/05

This month, Aaron interviews Peter Gregg, founder of the Maple News and author of the anticipated maple memoir Sugar Rush. They discuss the origins of the newspaper, and of Gregg's sugaring career, and give a sneak peak into the memoir that will hit the shelves on July 2. Subscribe to the Maple News at: https://www.themaplenews.com/. And learn more about Sugar Rush at: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sugar-Rush/Peter-Gregg/9781639366811 Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long

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00:49:38

Episode 30: Sweet Talk about Carbon Emissions in the...

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2024/06/03

This month, Adam interviews two researchers from the University of Michigan, Geoff Lewis and Spencer Checkoway, who received a USDA-AMS ACER grant to conduct a carbon lifecycle assessment of maple syrup production.To help contribute to this research, contact Geoff Lewis at: glewis@umich.edu, and to view the results of this research, go to the Center for Sustainable Systems website: css.umich.edu. This research will result in a calculator tool hosted on the CSS website for maple producers to better

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00:32:41

Episode 29: Certified Kitchens with Dr. Catherine...

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2024/05/03

This month, Aaron and Adam get together with their colleague at the Cornell Maple Program, food scientist Dr. Catherine Belisle. Catherine went through the process of getting the Arnot Forest kitchen certified by New York State under Article 20-C. This certification can provide maple producers the opportunity to create a variety of food products for sale, granting access to a wider market. And the certification process is simpler than one might think. Though this episode focusses on experiences

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00:35:13

Episode 28: Producer Spotlight - Dan Weed

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2024/04/05

This month, Aaron pays a visit to Dan Weed's sugarhouse, located just over the hill from the Arnot Forest. Dan wears many hats, as owner and operator of Schoolyard Sugarbush in Newfield, NY, along with his wife Holly, as a CDL equipment dealer, and as President of the New York Maple Producers' Association. Learn more about Schoolyard Sugarbush: https://www.schoolyardsugarbush.org/ Learn more about the NYSMPA: https://nysmaple.com/ This episode was made possible with funding from the

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00:22:29

Episode 27: Conference Recap - 2024 NY Mid-Winter...

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2024/03/06

This month, Aaron and Adam review some highlights from this year's re-launch of New York's annual Maple Conference. Special thanks to the New York State Maple Producers' Association, Commissioner Ball and the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Trumansburg High School Sugaring Program, and to all who attended the conference. We hope to return with an even bigger and better conference in 2025.Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash,

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Episode 26: 2024 Conference - NY Mid-Winter Maple...

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2023/11/22

This month, Aaron and Adam give a preview into the 2024 NY Mid-Winter Maple Classic - the largest maple conference of the year. The conference will be held on January 5 and 6 at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY.Register and learn more at: https://nysmaple.com/mapleclassic/ Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:51:05

Episode 25: Sweet Talk from an Equipment...

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2023/11/08

This month, Adam interviews Philippe Breton, Corporate Relations manager for Lapierre, a large maple equipment manufacturing company based in Quebec. Breton is also chair of the newly formed Maple Industry Manufacturers' Association. They discuss past, present, and future challenges facing manufacturers, producers large and small, and the industry as a whole. Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash, both by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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Episode 24: Sweet Talk with Joey Aloi, Appalachian...

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2023/08/07

Aaron interviews Dr. Joey Aloi, director of the Appalachian Program and Assistant Professor at Future Generations University in West Virginia. They talk about a recent economic development project that created a regional maple syrup brand for Appalachian sugarmakers, and educates the public about all things maple. They also discuss the outsized impact maple syrup has on the regional economy and agritourism. To learn more, contact Joey at: joey.aloi@future.edu Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music

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Episode 23: Sweet Talk with Helen Thomas, Marketing...

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2023/07/03

Aaron interviews Helen Thomas, executive director of the New York State Maple Producers' Association (NYSMPA), about marketing research conducted in partnership with the New York State Department of Ag & Markets and funded by the Acer Access and Development Program. To learn more about the research, visit: https://sugarmakers.nysmaple.com/acer-market-research-results/ Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash, both by Blue Dot Sessions

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00:35:32

Episode 22: Sweet Talk with Dr. Tim Perkins

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2023/06/05

This month, Adam once again interviews Dr. Timothy Perkins before he retires from his position as Director of the Proctor Maple Research Center at UVM. Together they remember Dr. Perkins' fruitful career: the ups and downs, the mistakes learned from, and the discoveries and innovations that made it all worth it. We thank Dr. Perkins for his contributions to the maple industry and wish him well in his retirement. Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash, both by

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00:43:14

Episode 21: Ask a Maple Specialist with Aaron and...

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2023/05/02

This is our second installment of "Ask a Maple Specialist." Aaron and Adam answer some of your most frequently asked maple questions, and even call up some friends of the show to help provide answers. To have your question featured on the show, visit the Sweet Talk webpage at www.cornellmaple.com (https://blogs.cornell.edu/cornellmaple/sweettalk/). Or, submit your question directly on the Spotify app by scrolling down on this episode. Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low

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Episode 20: Sweet Talk about Red Maples with Dr. Abby...

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2023/03/20

This month, Adam catches up with a regular guest of the show, Dr. Abby van den Berg who is a Research Associate Professor at UVM and the Director of the Proctor Maple Research Center. They discuss and dispel some of the myths surrounding sugarmaking with Red Maple trees, including: tapping technique, productivity, flavor difference, and timing of onset of buddy flavor. Spoiler alert - go ahead and tap your Red Maples! Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk and Flash, both

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00:42:32

Episode 19: Sweet Talk about Tapping Technique with...

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2023/01/31

This month, Adam interviews Dr. Tim Perkins, director of UVM's Proctor Maple Research Center. Topics range from best tapping practices and techniques, to the truth about tapping myths, and updates on the development of a new kind of spout. Just in time for tapping season. You can find plenty of recent maple research findings and the newly published 3rd edition of the North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual at mapleresearch.org. Episode Produced by Ailis Clyne. Music - Long and Low Cloud, Funk

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00:32:08

Episode 18: Sweet Talk about Product Development with...

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2023/01/03

Aaron interviews Derek Simmonds, a Business Development Specialist at the NYS Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture, Cornell AgriTech. They talk about the resources available for product development at the Center of Excellence in Geneva, NY, and about the steps a business owner should take when developing a new food product. Check out what the Center of Excellence has to offer at https://cals.cornell.edu/cornell-agritech/partners-centers-institutes/center-excellence-food-agriculture. Have a

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