“large tracts of high-elevation land, which isn’t as affected by climate change, Sweetree CEO Bob Saul said.”
The bullsh** never ends....
galvanized-sap bucket-nailed-to-a-tree hasn’t been around for a long time
“companies know there’s rising demand for natural sweeteners as consumers turn away from products made with high fructose corn syrup”
Yeah, right.
“HFCS 55 (mostly used in soft drinks), approximately 55% fructose and 42% glucose; and HFCS 42 (used in beverages, processed foods, cereals, and baked goods), approximately 42% fructose and 53% glucose”
Sucrose (table sugar) is 50% fructose and 50% glucose, so some HFCS is actually more healthy than table sugar, at least in terms of fructose content.
Maple syrup is basically just a glucose solution, so again, it’s 50% fructose and 50% glucose.
Honey is mainly fructose (about 38.5%) and glucose (about 31.0%), so it’s worst of all in terms of fructose content.
Basically, they’re pretty much ALL bad for you because most contain at least 50% fructose.
They’re talking about above 2500’asl where no development activity is allowed (except for denuding ridgelines and decimating bear habitat for wind turbines). Good maple producing stands do not exist at these elevations. They’re also probably talking about the Champion lands where in the past 10 years even human foot traffic has been prohibited. Libs are nothing if not hypocrites.
The land closures by the state and feds in VT are going to bite us soon as the forests are becoming tangled and choked. We are set up for massive forest fires and do not possess the technology to deal with them as does the west. The result of a major forest fire in VT will be a disaster only seen in the most devastating fires in the west.