A lot of US states produce maple syrup; so many (and so much), in fact, that in 2022 alone, the US produced a whopping 5 million gallons of the sweet, caramel-like stuff. Vermont made the most maple ...

An etching from an 1879 edition of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper shows men collecting sap outside Rutland, Vermont. Vermonters originally made maple sugar, rather than syrup, because it kept ...

A relatively new program in Vermont is helping both maple syrup-producing farms and their customers to improve forest habitat preferred by a diversity of bird species. Launched in 2014, the ...

If not for maple syrup, March in Vermont would be all about mud season. Thank goodness that the grey days and muddy roads of early spring go hand-in-hand with one of Mother Nature’s most wonderful ...

The art of sugaring requires patience, the right tools, trees, and weather. If the latter three come together, then you're halfway there. Plenty of Vermonter's make maple syrup without owning a farm ...

Maple syrup − Vermont's liquid gold and major economic export − is in full production and has been for some time due to an unseasonably warm winter. Does that mean the money will be flowing as freely ...

While sugar season typically runs four to six weeks, consider timing your visit during the eighth annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend, March 27-29. That"s when scores of sugarhouses statewide, ...

Burlap and Barrel, the New York single-origin spice company that sources from small farms in countries like Guatemala, India, Spain, Vietnam, and others, now offers several US products. One is ...

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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. SANDGATE >> Once a side venture that helped farmers pay their taxes, Vermont maple syrup is becoming big business, with corporations buying up ...