It may seem like niche science, but Wightman believes maple has a wide-reaching potential to satisfy America’s insatiable sweet tooth and buoy local economies. What’s more, a sugar bush—the term for a ...

Residents interested in learning the art and science of maple syrup production will have the opportunity to do so during a ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — It’s as much a Michigan tradition as playing euchre or using your hand as a map. We make maple syrup here, and this time of the year is typically the sweet spot for making the ...

Maple sap production, essential for syrup, varies based on factors like soil, sunlight, and temperature. Sustained cold weather, like the winter of 2024-25, benefits maple trees and their sap ...

Join "Maple 101" on Jan. 14 at St. Patrick’s County Park to learn basics of syrup making and volunteer opportunities. Free ...

Don Samuel of Sugar Grove and his family decided to take full advantage of the mild weather during the first weekend of March and learn a little more about maple syrup. “Having the maple trees in our ...

Those tiny handles on maple syrup bottles aren't random -- here's why they exist and what they reveal about design and ...

Most of us, when we think about maple syrup, picture rosy-cheeked New Englanders dressed in buffalo plaid, tree trunks slung with galvanized buckets, and steam pouring from a rudimentary shack ...