Why Organic
The better question is: Why NOT Organic?
Imagine you're thirsty and you want a glass of nice cold water...
The glass on the left was just used by a neighbour to mix up some chemicals for his weed sprayer - but he returned it rinsed out! The other glass (the one on the right) has never seen anything but pure water! Which glass would you like to drink from?
Why does EVERYONE pick the glass on the right?
And THAT is why we are organic at hoover's maple!
Why are we Certified Organic?
It is easy enough for us to say we follow all the rules for making organic syrup. However, by being certified, this means that we go through an extensive 3rd party, non-bias audit every year and we have a written report to show that we are indeed doing what we say we are doing.
‘What makes Maple Syrup Certified Organic?’
As far as we know, all sap is organic when it comes out of the tree. It is what you do next that determines whether it remains organic sap.
What we do that makes our Maple Syrup Organic:
Buffer zone around our bush
Maximum of 3 taps in a tree greater than 20 inches in diameter
We cannot use chemicals to clean our pans
Production plans, production records, complaint logs, sales records, inventory records, product traceability, and sitemaps are all required for organic maple syrup producers to keep on file.
Only use certified organic vegetable oil as a defoamer
Limitation of concentration of the maple sap when using reverse osmosis to ensure that no mineral components of sap are removed during this process
An annual inspection takes place by an unbiased 3rd party certification body. This inspection is your proof that we are following the organic certification standards.
For a complete listing of all the regulations, please go to Canadian Food Inspection Agency on the web.