Maple In The News — maple conference
North American conference, tour a sweet success
By CYNTHIA DRUMMOND / Sun Staff Writer The Westerly Sun, Posted in News, Local on Friday, October 26, 2012 10:30 am. http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/north-american-conference-tour-a-sweet-success/article_4dfd6d4a-1f77-11e2-919e-001a4bcf887a.html Tom Buck had been preparing for this for weeks. Over 100 people from several states and provinces in Canada were about to arrive at his Ashaway home to tour his maple syrup production operation, known locally as “Uncle Buck’s Sugar House.” The tour was one of the activities organized for the joint annual meetings of the North American Maple Syrup Council and the International Maple Syrup Institute. Ninety percent of the world’s maple syrup is produced by members...