A hidden threat to maple syrup — and the people who make it

Maple syrup has long been the lifeblood of Virginia’s Highland County. This year, a brutal ice storm and recent warmth ...

They're getting maple syrup from trees with a modern twist in Sharon, Massachusetts

Tapping a tree for maple syrup is a tradition in New England. They're doing it with a modern twist in Sharon, Massachusetts.

Yoopers tap into the maple syrup-making process

People enjoyed a sugar rush at the MSU Forestry Innovations Center while learning how to collect sap at home.

La Crosse elementary students make their own maple syrup

From tap to table, local elementary students are making their own maple syrup. After planning and prepping for a year, Summit ...

It's Sugar House Hopping Season in Vermont — Here's Where to Taste Maple

Follow the steam puffs for demonstrations, maple syrup samples, and more.
KCRW

Maple Syrup

Rich Focht owns Hummingbird Ranch in Staatsburg, NY. They make maple syrup, maple creams and maple sugar. According to Rich, only 2% of sap is sugar. It takes 50 gallons of sap to make just 1 gallon ...
The Sheboygan Press

This may be the last generation for maple tapping in southern Wisconsin

Indigenous peoples taught European colonizers how to tap maple trees to make maple syrup. For this Menominee family, it's a cultural touchpoint.

Pure maple syrup prices might seem high, but are actually pretty sweet

Producers say pure maple syrup price covers expense, labor, value-added. Store-bought pancake syrup is produced with corn ...
Wisconsin Farmer

A sweet atradition: How maple sugarmaking took root in North America

While production is much larger today, maple syrup making remains a local, often family tradition in maple making regions, ...