Small jars of this season's maple syrup show the variation in hue from day-to-day at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., on Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

In early spring, when the snow comes up to our shins here in Vermont, my partner and I walk through the woods, drilling holes in maple trees and inserting taps. We then wait for the weather to warm up ...

The process of gathering maple syrup is long and arduous. It’s maple syrup season, meaning it’s Vermont’s time to shine. Known worldwide for its maple industry, Vermont sugar makers produce over 3 ...

Steam is puffing from the tall, metal stack on Couture's Sugar House in Westfield, Vermont – a smoke-signal invitation to stop in, learn how maple syrup is made, speculate about the weather, and ...

The months of March and April (roughly) are when farmers across the state harvest maple sap, boil it down, and bottle it up in a final product that nods to Vermont’s agricultural past and ...

It takes 40 gallons of tree sap to create one gallon of maple syrup. The formula might come from science, but the result is pure magic, especially to Vermonters, who’ve been tapping and sugaring in ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WFFF) — Maple 100 is a celebration of all things inspired by Vermont’s maple, and a chance to explore hundreds of activities, adventures and maple-inspired products. Through October ...

FAIRFIELD, Vt. - Maple syrup makers in Vermont say the warm end to 2022 could mean changes to their products. They say they started collecting sap earlier than usual, but that sap is less concentrated ...

Making maple syrup in New England’s fickle spring weather can be an unpredictable business. Now, President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies are adding anxiety about an industry that ...