Green Horizons

The Sugarmaker’s Companion

Over the past two years, Michael Farrell worked on writing a book on sugaring. Entitled The Sugarmaker’s Companion: An Integrated Approach to Producing Syrup from Maple, Birch and Walnut Trees, it is on sugaring and how to develop an efficient, profitable and enjoyable sugaring operation.

While attending the annual meetings of the North American Maple Syrup Council and the International Maple Syrup Institute, Farrell received compliments from many industry leaders who had already read the book. He wrote that getting "great feedback was a nice reward for devoting so much time and effort into writing [the book]."

Chelsea Green Publishing is handling most of the sales and distribution for the book. Farrell will be doing some limited sales and promotion. A 35 percent discount is available from Chelsea Green’s online bookstore until Nov. 22.