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**this show did not run on Monday evening 3/21. Pledge got extended a day, it ended up running Tuesday morning at 6:30am only** |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. This weekend, Maple Sugar producers all over the state will open their doors to visitors. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. First, if you want a long view of the maple syrup tradition in New Hampshire, Steve Taylor, our commissioner of agriculture is the perfect guide. In this installment of his occasional series we call "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire", he shows us the maple syrup business from two perspectives -- small and large. |
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Next, we'll take you to Lancaster where the owner of Christies' Maple Farm has been in production for over twenty years. Let's take a look. |
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narration Legend has it that tapping trees for sap began quite by accident. It was a well placed tomahawk into a maple tree that started things moving. It quickly evolved into something slightly more sophisticated and stayed that way for many years. "There are still people who use buckets. But if you want to make a business out of this, you have to use the latest technology." Colin Christie operates Christie's Maple Farm in Lancaster. "I remember when I was biten by the bug. I was a kid and we tapped trees in our backyard. It all started then. In 1982 is when I went commercial." Colin now taps 10,000 trees in the maple forests north of Mt. Washington. "Sap is the lifeblood of a tree." And in 10,000 trees, there happens to be a lot of sap - somewhere around 150,000 gallons. Colin and a few of his employees have only six weeks to collect it. So, they've taken advantage of technology. "I can take sap from this tree and turn it into syrup in just 3.5 hours." To do this, Colin has run more than 45 miles of tubing from the trees to a holding tank. But he's not relying on gravity alone to get it there. "This is a vacuum that allows us to draw the sap from the hills high on the hill in a much more effecient way." "We first drill a hole. Then we.. dissolve to truck pulling away to unloading sap at shack From the trees, the sap is brought here where it will be turned into syrup. "This is the reverse osmosis machine. What it does is remove about 75 percent of the water from the sap. That allows us to evaporate the remaining sap much faster." The traditional way of boiling sap is over an oil or wood fire. Colin uses steam. "With steam there is no chance of the sap burning, like there was the old way. Also is provides a much more even temperature throughout the process." "From when the sap arrives to when it's a finished product takes about an hour. Without the reverse osmosis and steaming process it would take about four times that - about 4 hours." In a typical season, the farm will produce more than 3,000 gallons of syrup. Technology has helped make that happen. The spirit of the maple sugaring however hasn't changed since Colin first witnessed it as a young boy growing up in the White Mountains. |
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It may surprise you to learn that the state's best maple syrup is produced by fifteen-year-old Benjamin Fisk of Peterborough. Fisk beat out entries from all over the state to win this year's award of excellence in maple syrup production from the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association. The Con Val High School tenth grader has been producing syrup since he was five years old. |
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Ben attributes his success to a couple of things. He keeps his equipment clean, boils all of his sap every day, filters his syrup well and makes sure it's the proper density. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. For information on Maple Weekend and the guests in this program, connect with us on-line at nhptv.org. Join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/21/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:46 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. This weekend, Maple Sugar producers all over the state will open their doors to visitors. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. First, if you want a long view of the maple syrup tradition in New Hampshire, Steve Taylor, our commissioner of agriculture is the perfect guide. In this installment of his occasional series we call "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire", he shows us the maple syrup business from two perspectives small and large. Next, we'll take you to Lancaster where the owner of Christies' Maple Farm has been in production for over twenty years. Let's take a look. It may surprise you to learn that the state's best maple syrup is produced by fifteen-year-old Benjamin Fisk of Peterborough.Fisk beat out entries from all over the state to win this year's award of excellence in maple syrup production from the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association. The Con Val High School tenth grader has been producing syrup since he was five years old. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Beth Carroll\NH Outlook, Harriet Gowen\The Sugar Shack, Steve Taylor\NH Commissioner of Agriculture, Alvin Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Dave Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Bruce Bascom\Owner Bascom Farms, Colin Christie\Christies' Maple Farm, Roger Petit\Operations Co-manager, Ben Fisk\Ben's Sugar Shack, Bill Fisk\Grandfather, Sam Fisk\Sister |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/21/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:46 minutes Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. This weekend, Maple Sugar producers all over the state will open their doors to visitors. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. First, if you want a long view of the maple syrup tradition in New Hampshire, Steve Taylor, our commissioner of agriculture is the perfect guide. In this installment of his occasional series we call "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire", he shows us the maple syrup business from two perspectives small and large. Next, we'll take you to Lancaster where the owner of Christies' Maple Farm has been in production for over twenty years. Let's take a look. It may surprise you to learn that the state's best maple syrup is produced by fifteen-year-old Benjamin Fisk of Peterborough.Fisk beat out entries from all over the state to win this year's award of excellence in maple syrup production from the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association. The Con Val High School tenth grader has been producing syrup since he was five years old. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Beth Carroll\NH Outlook, Harriet Gowen\The Sugar Shack, Steve Taylor\NH Commissioner of Agriculture, Alvin Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Dave Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Bruce Bascom\Owner Bascom Farms, Colin Christie\Christies' Maple Farm, Roger Petit\Operations Co-manager, Ben Fisk\Ben's Sugar Shack, Bill Fisk\Grandfather, Sam Fisk\Sister |
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Coming up on NH Outlook March 21 - 25, 2005 Monday, March 21 NH Outlook will not be seen tonight so that NHPTV may bring you its final evening of special membership drive programs. Please watch and pledge your support to keep programs like NH Outlook going strong. Tuesday, March 22 Postcards from Buster: Sugartime! In this special one-hour edition, NH Outlook takes a look at the much-discussed children's animated series "Postcards from Buster." The controversy has raised issues of parental discretion, diversity, the role of Public Television and the First Amendment. We will begin the hour by viewing the episode so parents can make up their own minds about whether to allow their children to watch. Then, Beth Carroll will be joined in studio by parents and educators to discuss the controversy. www.pbskids.org/buster/ Wednesday, March 23 Homeland Security Tour A few weeks after President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged greater cooperation between the United States and Russia, a high level Russian delegation came to New Hampshire to pursue that goal. During their visit, the Russian officials exchanged views and advice on emergency preparedness and homeland security. Producer Richard Ager spent two days with the group and reports on their visits to the statehouse, the Newcastle coast guard station and the Seabrook nuclear plant. One of the agencies visited by the Russian delegation was the Coast Guard www.uscg.mil/d1/units/gruport/staportsnh/ station in Newcastle. The station is part of the Coast Guard's marine safety office for northern New England which has its headquarters in Portland, Maine. Producer Richard Ager spent a day with the servicemen and women at the Newcastle station and shows us how their mission has greatly changed over the past few years. Thursday, March 24 New BIA President; Art & Economic Development; Made in NH The Business and Industry Association is a good place to turn if you want to get the pulse of New Hampshire's business community. The B.I.A. is a business advocacy group representing some 400 NH companies, that employ 80,000 workers and contribute nearly five billion dollars annually to the state's economy. The new President and CEO of the B.I.A. joins NH Outlook host Beth Carroll in-studio to talk about some of the challenges facing New Hampshire businesses. www.bianh.org A tapestry weaver and native of New Hampshire explores ways to combine art and economic development. After spending some time in California learning tapestry, Patryc Wiggins returned to her hometown and started working on a tapestry that told the history of Guild, a small mill village outside Newport where she grew up. The tapestry led to her efforts to revitalize the community through art. Recently when the 135 year old Door Woolen Mill closed its doors, Wiggins began to see connections between traditional economic development, the mill history, art, and culture in the community. Chip Neal has the story of Patryc Wiggins and the Guild Institute. www.guildinstitute.org We begin our new series "Made in NH" where we will profile companies and individuals producing goods here in the Granite State. We kick off the series with a look at Rod's Pawz, www.rodspawz.com a local producer of organic homemade dog treats. Friday, March 25 Friday Edition Journalists from around the state discuss the week's top stories. Guests tba. |
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