SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (January 19, 2020) - The Forest Farmers and New Leaf Tree Syrups will be debuting its very own signature blend of bigleaf maple syrup from the Pacific Northwest alongside its current variety of syrups harvested from its Northeastern forests at the Winter Fancy Food Show at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, January 19-21, at booth #5475.
Michael Farrell, co-founder of The Forest Farmers and New Leaf Tree Syrups, is working with researchers at the University of Washington to determine best practices for producing maple syrup from native, west coast bigleaf maple trees. Farrell originally started researching bigleaf maple syrup production when he was director of Cornell University's Maple Syrup Research Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. from 2005 to 2017. He is now focusing his New England-based companies’ efforts on expanding bigleaf maple syrup production through a partnership with private landowners and University of Washington researchers.
“Because this type of maple tree is native to the Pacific coast and was previously only produced on a small scale, our goal is to introduce syrup lovers across the country to the exciting taste of bigleaf maple syrup,” says Farrell.
Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a variety of maple native to the Pacific coast, with stands ranging from southern California north to southern Alaska. Although bigleaf maple sap has been produced on a small scale by a limited number of people, a significant potential exists to expand production with modern technologies adapted from the east coast. The best opportunities exist in Washington state where the climate and density of bigleaf maples is most conducive to syrup production.
New Leaf Tree Syrups goes beyond maple to promote, protect and preserve a rich forest landscape full of a wide variety of tree species. The brand offers a collection of single-varietal tree syrups, syrup blends and syrup infusions handcrafted from maple, birch, walnut, beech and other rare sap producing trees spread across their 10,000 acres of wild forests in New York and Vermont. Their products represent the greatest diversity of forest-based sweeteners in the world.
To learn more about this and the rest of New Leaf Tree Syrups’ line of tree syrups, visit booth #5475 at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco January 19-21, or visit https://www.newleaftreesyrups.com/ for more information.
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About The Forest Farmers & New Leaf Tree Syrups:
New Leaf Tree Syrups, produced by The Forest Farmers, is a premium line of certified-organic sweeteners made from a variety of tree species. Their unique syrups are crafted exclusively from the sap of maple, birch, walnut, beech and other rare tree species to provide the greatest diversity of forest-based sweeteners in the world. They are a leading supplier of certified organic tree saps and syrups used by food technologists and manufacturers in beverages and packaged goods. Co-founded by Dr. Michael Farrell in 2017, New Leaf Tree Syrups is the output of many years of innovative research and development to determine how to best harness the wonderful and delicious diversity of our native woodlands. For more information or to purchase premium tree syrup, visit https://www.newleaftreesyrups.com/