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Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
A longtime champion of Vermont’s maple tradition, this association has helped define and protect one of the state’s best-known foods for well over a century. Its work blends history, education, and quality standards to keep pure Vermont maple at the center of the story.
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A history of Vermont's maple sugar industry
by Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association
About the author
Founded in 1893, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association is one of the oldest non-government agricultural organizations in the United States. Based in Vermont, it represents sugar makers, packers, equipment manufacturers, and other maple industry partners who share a commitment to producing and promoting pure Vermont maple products.
The association’s public work focuses on education as much as promotion. Through its website and outreach, it explains how maple syrup is made, highlights the history and traditions of sugaring, and helps connect visitors and consumers with Vermont sugar houses and producers. That makes it both an industry group and a storyteller for a food deeply tied to the region’s identity.
Because this is an organization rather than an individual author, a traditional author portrait may not be available. Its role in publishing and preserving maple history, however, gives it a strong place in Vermont’s cultural and agricultural story.