{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 58 Talking maple syrup with Chris Evans","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2479,"description":"In this week's Good Growing episode we chat with Illinois Extension forestry specialist Chris Evans about maple syrup and how you can make maple syrup in your own backyard. Chris also answers listener-submitted questions on forestry.\n\nWant to watch the podcast? You can on YouTube https://youtu.be/j8MmgCrfVeM\n\nMaple syrup questions:\nDid the prolonged cold-snap affect maple syrup production?\nDoes being in Southern Illinois affect maple sap?\nCan you use other species besides sugar maple?\nHow was maple syrup harvested historically?\nWhat kind of investment are we talking for a homeowner wanting to harvest sap for syrup?\nIs this like canning where we have to keep things sterile?\nIs climate change at play here? Will we lose the sugar maple in Illinois?\n\nForestry questions:\nIf someone would like to begin a profitable timber investment for their kids where do they start?\nA landowner has cleared out a black walnut patch from his woods and would like to plant edible walnuts. What does he need to know about planting edible walnuts?\nA vegetable grower has some old Austrian pines that are dying and need to rebuild their windbreak. They would like to include plants that may also contribute to their farm with edible crops for harvest. \nHow can you determine the value of trees?\nHow do you find someone local to harvest the trees?\n\nLots of great resources can be found at Illinois Extension's forestry webpage https://extension.illinois.edu/forestry","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}