EVENT CANCELLED
In conjunction with West Virginia Maple Producers Association Mountain State Maple
Days, West Virginia University Potomac State College will host the Mineral County
Maple Market March 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Starcher Complex (Ag Tech
Building) at 471 Parkview Drive, on the Keyser campus.
Visitors to the campus can taste the goodness of pure maple syrup that’s been tapped
from trees located on the College’s farms, then cooked and bottled at their own
sugar shack. But if maple syrup is all you’ve ever tried, then you’re in
for a real treat. Prepare your taste buds for maple candy and maple cotton
candy!
In addition to the PSC SAGE program, other vendors will be on hand to help celebrate
WV Maple Day, including: Ashlee’s Homemade Dog Treats, Best Friends Treats, Happy
Ranch Farm, Indian Water Maple Company, Logan’s Creations, Marla’s Main Street
Bakery, Mountain Arts Guild, Quicken Farm, Rayne Bows Galore, Suds & Tings,
The Art of Scents, The Candlewyck Inn, and Wagging Tails Quilting, with others
being added. There will also be a musical performance by Scott Paxton from
noon to 2 p.m.
Maple sap is naturally produced by a variety of maple trees indigenous of North
America. Freezing cold nights and warm days are needed for the sap to properly
flow. With lots of maple trees and the ideal weather to match, West Virginia
is a prime location to produce maple syrup. Depending on the percentage
of sugar and water content in the sap, it can take anywhere from 50 to 75 gallons
of sap to produce just one gallon of maple syrup.
So, join in the fun and celebrate West Virginia’s rich maple heritage! The
Mineral County Maple Market is being held in collaboration with the West Virginia
Maple Producer’s Association and the Mineral County Tourism Office.
For more information, contact Corey Armstrong, director of Farm Operations and
SAGE instructor at WVU Potomac State, at
carmstr1@mail.wvu.edu
or at 304-788-7244.