QUESTIONS ARE WELCOMED

If you have questions about syrupmaking, email me at kcwyks  atsign  gmail.com.  I will try to respond promptly.

If there is sufficient interest, a syrupmaker association will be formed and have a website with a list of members and their contact and location  information.  I get occasional inquiries from farmers markets or restaurants looking for Missouri syrup, and I post those requests on the facebook site mentioned above.

There are several Missouri entities that are not involved in my initiative but they are "pushing in the same direction".  Staff of the University of Missouri Extension, the Forestry Department of MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and MU Center for Agroforestry have expressed interest and encouragement, and I welcome their suggestions.  Their future  involvement will be necessary for applying for grants, improving communication and social media presence, and conducting workshops featuring forestry and syrupmaking experts. 

The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri, established in 1998, is one the world's leading centers contributing to the science underlying agroforestry, the science and practice of intensive land-use management combining trees and/or shrubs with crops and/or livestock.

http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/

MU Extension is a partnership of the University of Missouri campuses, Lincoln University, the people of Missouri through county extension councils, and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  They have staff dedicated to forestry issues.

https://extension2.missouri.edu/find-your-interest/agriculture-and-environment/agricultural-systems-and-natural-resources/forestry