Bigleaf maple syrup is about more than just pancakes | Superabundant

Traditionally, maple syrup has been produced on the East Coast, where sugar maples produce a light, sweet sap.

But new technology and an abundance of bigleaf maples have West Coast farmers trying their hand at syrup production, with promising results.

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Chapters
00:00 Bigleaf maples are the biggest maples
00:40 Tapping bigleaf maples in January
01:18 Maple syrup is becoming a west coast thing
01:43 Bigfoot Food Products
02:00 Oregon State University is helping small syrup producers
02:15 How bigleaf maple syrup is different from sugar maple syrup
03:00 New technology make bigleaf maple syrup viable
04:14 Maples are a key part of natural Northwest forests
06:00 Syrup may be more sustainable than lumber
06:35 Bigleaf Maple Dinner, Camp Colton, Oregon
07:34 Flavor profiles of bigleaf maple syrup
08:00 Syrup is just the start of a new view of bigleaf maples
08:40 A sustainable family business for multiple generations

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