Ahead of Maine Maple Weekend the land trust taught a Backyard Maple Sugaring class.

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 ...

It’s hard to beat a trickle of sticky maple syrup rolling down a stack of hot pancakes, and it’s even better when that sweetness comes from trees in your own backyard. Minnesota-grown maple syrup ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the maple sugaring season in full swing, now's the time for Michigan residents to get a look at how maple sap is boiled and ...

DEERBROOK, Wis. (AP) — Jeremy Solin doesn’t need a jacket right now on his family farm in northern Wisconsin. There’s no snow blanketing the dead leaves in the grove of sugar maples. There, pails ...

What do you think of when you think of spring? You know spring is near when the days lengthen and the temperature begins to warm. You may think of the robin as the first sign of spring. But if you ...

If you visited White Lake School in White Lake, Wisconsin, during the winter, you might come across a group of students pounding pegs into three sugar maples on the front lawn. The trees are massive, ...

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2020 was the year of baking, home improvement, and other quarantine projects. This year, there’s one more to try: making your own maple syrup. Making maple syrup might seem daunting, but I can ...

I’ve always liked the idea of producing my own maple syrup. However, sugar maples (Acer saccharum) don’t grow in our high pH soils. I was intrigued several years ago to discover a long-forgotten spile ...