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 ...
The nights are still cold but days are (mostly) becoming milder. That means it’s time to tap into those maple trees to begin the process of converting the sticky sap into delicious maple syrup or ...
Last March, Chris LaPlante of Rochester discovered that the maple tree in her yard was dripping sticky sap on the family’s car. While some people might be annoyed, LaPlante realized, "We could make ...
Maple Tree sap tapping has been difficult this year due to the record amount of snow and late spring start. Maple syrup farmers in the northland are waiting anxiously for the weather to warm up enough ...
Maple syrup is nature's nectar, but you've probably noticed that the real deal comes with a high price tag. Given how much ...
Maple sap forms a droplet at the opening of a spile on Feb.23 as the maple syrup season begins in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...
IN NEBRASKA IN THE FUTURE. IT’S TIME TO TAP THE TREES. THE 31ST ANNUAL MAPLE TREE TAP HAPPENED THIS MORNING, OFFERING PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SEE HOW MAPLE SIRUP IS MADE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S DEVON ...
From left: Matthias Taylor, Xiell Owens, Scott Kellogg and Francis Magai at the fire pit where sap is boiled to produce syrup with the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, ...