The Proctor Maple Research Center was established in 1946 with the donation of the former Harvey Farm in Underhill Center, Vermont to the University of Vermont by Governor Mortimer Proctor.  Research has focused on the sugar maple tree and its products: sap and syrup. In order to study how maple processing equipment affects the chemistry, flavor, and quality of maple syrup, UVM wanted to build a new maple syrup research processing facility that would allow them to conduct experiments on up to four evaporators simultaneously. We started to build the research center in November and completed it in March.