Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr. I bet you can envision the scene even if you’ve never been to Quebec: bearded men in black-and-red checkered shirts, snowy maple sugar bushes, tapered tin ...

Spring may barely have sprung, but the maple harvest of North America is drawing to a close. Almost all true maple syrup comes from the United States and Canada, with Quebec producing 72 per cent of ...

MORGAN, Vt. – Making maple syrup in New England's fickle spring weather can be an unpredictable business. Now President Donald Trump's ever-changing tariff policies are adding anxiety about an ...

You probably know maple syrup as a topping for pancakes and waffles, but the uses of this hearty sweetener go beyond breakfast. Although it’s ideal for morning treats and baked goods, maple syrup is ...

Most people probably don’t realize that there are different maple syrup grades. This syrup is much more versatile than just a topping on flapjacks. Read on for a sticky yet sweet lesson on what the ...

Mark and Susan Lockwood have made a hobby of tapping maple trees on their Seekonk property each year for the past 24 years. In a homemade evaporator, gallons of sap are boiled all day long at the end ...

Have you always wanted to learn to tap maple trees to make your own maple syrup? Then you’re in luck because maple syrup ...

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From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...