Appalachia – Future Generations Voices

Sweet Opportunities

June 7, 2022• Voices of Future Generations

Sweet Opportunities Expanding tree tapping through sap harvesting tenure agreements Harvesting sap to produce maple syrup is a historic farming activity in many areas of the Northeast and Appalachia....

Beyond Extractive Economies

February 28, 2021• Voices of Future Generations

This is part three of a six part series exploring Future Generations University’s global policy impact. For an overview of the series, click here. West Virginia has more maple trees than...

Appalachian Farmers Tap into New Possibilities with Maple Syrup

October 12, 2020• Voices of Students

Future Generations helped Paul Ronk earn an income from his maple trees. Now he’s helping West Virginians reconnect to the land and make a living. By Jesse Mintz Paul Ronk always wanted to live and...