The middle of March is peak harvest time for maple syrup producers in our region. Last year, New York State’s more than 1,500 maple syrup producers made over 362,000 gallons of syrup according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Only Vermont with 920,000 gallons and Maine’s 395,000 with gallons produced more maple syrup. New York’s estimated 1.51 million taps produce enough sap to account for about 15% of the maple syrup made in the United States, and an increasing number of those are from small farms. In this podcast, we'll visit one of those small farms at Sapsquatch, a sugarbush just outside of Ithaca in Enfield, NY. We'll talk with co-owner Steve Gabriel, who tells us about the unique pleasures of making food from the forest. You can see photos from our visit on Flickr.
Then we're continuing to eat our way through every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z with a review of the lunch buffet at Jade Garden, a Chinese restaurant in downtown Ithaca that seems unchanged in the nearly two decades we've known it. All that, plus news of upcoming events for the local food community and more, in this podcast.
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Then we're continuing to eat our way through every restaurant in Ithaca from A-Z with a review of the lunch buffet at Jade Garden, a Chinese restaurant in downtown Ithaca that seems unchanged in the nearly two decades we've known it. All that, plus news of upcoming events for the local food community and more, in this podcast.
For continuing updates on everything we're doing, be sure to follow us on Twitter and on Facebook. You can get in touch with a comment below, leave a message on our voicemail line 607-216-8624 (607-21-MUNCH), or send an email with your thoughts to: feedback [at] eatingithaca [dot] com.
If you appreciate our efforts at Eating Ithaca, why not make a donation? Your support goes directly to helping us keep this blog and podcast running, and making it even better as we go. Just click on the Donate button on the main page and you'll be helping us keep Eating Ithaca!
Click Play to Listen to Episode 47
Get more information on topics from this episode:
- Sapsquatch official website
- 2010 NY State Maple Weekend
March 20-21 & 27-28 - Jade Garden Chinese Restaurant
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair
Sunday March 21, 12:00-3:00 pm
Boynton Middle School, Ithaca - Community Food Growing Series: Seed Starting
Monday, March 22, 6:00–8:00 pm - AgStravaganza!
Saturday, March 27, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Shops at Ithaca Mall, Triphammer Road, Ithaca - Community Food Growing Series: Training for Garden Mentors & Site Coordinators
Monday, March 29, 6:00–8:00 pm - Food Community Events at Ithaca's Food Web
- Blue Stone Grill Wine Dinner with Standing Stone Winery
Sunday, March 28th - Ithaca Farmers Market returns Saturday, April 3rd
- Learn more about the Ithaca Farmers Market Cookbook
- Genesse Bock Beer
It's our first podcast of 2010 and we're glad to be back! The new year is already shaping up to be a great one for Eating Ithaca, especially with so many new restaurants opening on our local dining scene.
