In 2024, the state of Vermont produced over two million gallons of maple syrup, making it the top producer of maple syrup in the United States.
Maple syrup, sweet syrup made by concentrating the sap of certain species of North American maple trees, chiefly the sugar maple and black maple. It was utilized by Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River regions prior to the arrival
On February 28, 2024, in Latest News, by The Somerville Times Don’t miss this year’s Maple Boil Down, coming up this Saturday. By Joei Chan Join The Growing Center at 22 Vinal Avenue in Somerville for their 25th annual Maple Boil Down. Fans of maple syrup will not want to miss ...
Abstract Why do people engage in economically minor resource production activities? This field study of Vermont and Quebec maple syrup producers and their households and enterprises examines the diversion of motivations and concerns m co... MR Koelling,RB Heiligmann - Ohio State University Extension ...
This year’s warmer winter temperatures have allowed some maple syrup producers across the U.S. to begin tapping their trees as much as two months early.
By Matthew M. Thomas I am happy to share a recent article I wrote on the origins and unique history of the use of a round metal can for packing maple syrup in the province of Québec. Unlike the United States and most other Canadian provinces, where syrup was packed in rectangular shaped...
Hammer a tube called a spile into the bark of a maple tree and its translucent yellow sap will start flowing out; the tree has been tapped (pictured). This gloop drips from some 55m Canadian maple trees today, raw material for the tangy golden syrup which is one of the country's proud...
Shack – a tribute to a certain Québécois’s love of all things pork and maple. This café is the only one of two hundred in the province run by a four-star chef,Martin Picard, who is lauded for reinventing recipes based on Quebec’s beloved, humble maple syrup,le sirop d’érable...
Maple trees belong to the genus Acer and the family Sapindaceae. Maple trees are admired for their stunning display of fall leaf colors. This article is an in-depth look at the red maple, sugar maple, and silver maple trees.
Here in The Mitten theMichigan DNRsays black, red, and silver Maple trees can also be tapped for syrup production, but the Sugar Maple has the highest sugar to water ratio of 40:1 which is why it's often used in commercial syrup production. ...