Casey Learns How to Make Maple Syrup

http://www.minnesotagrown.com Maple syrup can be a sweet reward in the middle of Minnesota's winters. Casey DeRosier visited L&R Poultry and Produce near Kenyon to learn how maple syrup is harvested and bottled. Check out Casey's blog, Livin' La Vida Local, on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Minnesota Grown http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/blog.aspx . Thanks to Rae Rusnak from L&R for the "sweet" day in the woods. The Minnesota Grown Program is a statewide partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Minnesotans who grow or raise specialty crops and livestock. The program has over 1,000 diverse members including farmers' markets, CSA farms, garden centers, wineries, fruit & vegetable growers, pick-your-own farms, livestock producers, meat processors, Christmas tree growers, and producers of honey, wild rice, maple syrup, cheese, and other gourmet products.