James Jennings Does taking sap hurt the trees? This is a good question. Tapping is to drill a hole to collect sap. The short answer is that with good tapping procedures, taking sap does not harm the trees. What are good tapping practices? The seas... Jan 9, 2023 FAQ
James Jennings Why does maple syrup have different colors and flavors? The season for making maple syrup is five to seven weeks in March and April. It begins when the snow is still deep and the days start to warm. Through the season, the freeze-thaw cycle is like a pump ... Oct 2, 2022 FAQ
Vermont Maple Sàrl The curse of industrialization "My children like maple syrup on their pancakes, but I am not fond of it." I often hear comments like this. When people sample Vermont Maple, that changes. People pause for a moment, noticing the flav... Oct 2, 2022 FAQ
Becky Guldin Flavor pairings for Amber maple syrup Most Americans associate maple syrup with American-style pancakes. While delicious, syrup on your Sunday morning pancakes is just the beginning of the wonderful spectrum of flavors that complement map... Apr 25, 2022 Recipes
James Jennings Ecological Renewable Energy Evaporating our maple syrup over a wood fire is not the easiest way to concentrate sap... but we feel strongly that it’s the best. It is the traditional manner which has been used for... Ecological Sugarbush Management Oct 13, 2020 Sugaring
James Jennings Reverse Osmosis Sap from sugar maples is 2 percent sugar. By law, Vermont maple syrup is between 66.9 to 68.9 percent sugar, which is a higher standard than most other US states and Canada. It takes a lot of energy t... Ecological Oct 11, 2020 Sugaring
James Jennings Wood Fired Boiling sap over a wood fire is not the easiest way to make maple syrup, but we believe it is the right way because it is carbon neutral. Industrial producers of maple syrup use oil fired evaporators.... Ecological Sugarbush Management Oct 11, 2020 Sugaring
James Jennings Grandpa Howard Grandpa Howard My grandfather Howard Lawrence started making maple syrup in Lake Placid, New York, when he was a teen in the 1920s. In the 1930s, he worked as a stunt man and sled dog driver in silent... Oct 11, 2020 Motivation
James Jennings Stop at Excellent On April 12, 2020. the snow was gone, but it was still freezing at night and the sap was running. The weather forecast for the next 10 days indicated more freezing nights but very warm days, as high a... Sugarbush Management Tasting Apr 12, 2020 Sugaring
James Jennings Making the Grade Maple syrup is graded by light transmission, or color. Syrup changes color as temperature and time play with the sap. The coloring of syrup is affected by several factors and each factor can influence... Mar 31, 2020 Sugaring