EDEN 2008 Annual Meeting

Burlington, Vermont

November 4 -November 7, 2008

Tentative Tour Details:

Friday, November 7, 2008

Leave hotel at 8:30 a.m. for Proctor Maple Research Center, arrive at 9:15-9:30.

• Presentation on Global Warming research and its impacts on maple production, as well as aftermath of the '98 Ice Storm.
• Sugarhouse & new research facility tour.
• Woods tour, showing tubing layout, explaining the tapping process, sap collection, etc.

Bag lunch at research center.

12:40 p.m. depart center for Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory

(We will be passing by the airport at about 1:15 p.m.)

1:30 p.m. Tour Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory, discuss their experience with Ag And Food Vulnerability Assessment Training.

By 3 p.m. return to hotel (airport drop-off possible)