Stockton University Starts New Agri-Industry: Sugar Maple Harvest

For the second year in a row, Stockton University has been awarded a grant of nearly $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand the Maple Tapping project, introducing maple syrup production in the region.

In 2020, Stockton received a grant from the USDA to promote maple sugaring research and outreach. Last year, 90 red maple trees were tapped on the Stockton campus and in backyards throughout the region. The community connected with nature, spent time outside and made syrup.