I love winter and have been hoping for a lot more snow, which we got last week, but only after an unseasonably (record-smashing) warm spell. Much as I love winter and want to stay in the moment, that ...

Every spring, maple producers across New England begin collecting sap from sugar maple trees and boiling it down into syrup, often using the same methods that have been employed for centuries. Don't ...

Maple sugaring — or syrup — season is approaching, and soon enough you'll notice buckets clinging to maple trees as hobbyists and commercial operators begin collecting the sweet sap to make maple ...

You might not have noticed, but drop by drop, the first harvest of 2021 has begun. There's more sunlight. Maple trees and their shallow roots break their dormancy, and the sap will be ready to rise up ...

Maple syrup season is just getting underway, and clouds of steam rise from the evaporators Derik and Sue Zimmel have set up in the driveway of their Leech Lake cabin to boil away the excess liquid on ...

Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

WELLS, Maine — A local couple’s vision of their farm becoming a year-round attraction with something for every season is taking a leap forward with their first-ever participation in a beloved Maine ...

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 ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. – The maple sap bubbling away in Ron Davis’ upstate New York sugar house is destined for pancakes, waffles, sweets and – for years now – beer kegs. The local syrup adds a touch of woodsy ...

The public is invited to kick off the maple sugaring season at Lake Metroparks Farmpark by helping staff tap their maple trees. At 12:30 p.m., Feb. 26, participants will drill the hole, tap in the ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. (AP) -- The maple sap bubbling away in Ron Davis' upstate New York sugar house is destined for pancakes, waffles, sweets and -- for years now -- beer kegs. The local syrup adds a touch ...