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 ...

It’s now that special time of year where temperatures are below freezing at night and above freezing during the day, creating the perfect conditions for naturalists and hobbyists alike to collect sap ...

WELLESLEY — Eventually, Natick Community Organic Farm’s maple syrup will be destined for towering stacks of pancakes or waffles. But first comes tapping, the process by which the farm uses drills and ...

Maple sugaring season is just around the corner. For larger, commercial sugaring operations, the work goes on all winter. They have to maintain the plastic lines that collect the sap, and re-tap ...

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Plenty of young kids tap a few maple trees, inspired by the sweet promise of maple syrup ...

St. Joseph County, Ind. (WSBT) — Maple syrup season is highly dependent on the weather and this winter is providing a head start. There is only a 4-to-6-week window that tapping can happen on maple ...

GALLOWAY, N.J. (CBS) -- A New Jersey university is in the process of creating a maple syrup operation in the region. Students at Stockton University in Galloway are not tapping sap from 400 red maple ...

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Warmer temperatures have brought the maple syrup producing season around Minnesota to a close. It also may portend the end of an era for a couple outside Grand Marais, who have ...

In the Midwest, Wisconsin and Michigan are the biggest producers of maple syrup, but there is a lot of untapped potential for maple syrup in the lower Midwest. In recent weeks, producers and hobbyists ...

Selling bikes is interesting, but being in the woods in spring, gathering maple sap, is addictive, a distinction Mark and Melinda Spinler know well. The Spinlers live about 7 miles outside of Grand ...