Quite a few of my friends have been grumbling about how they can’t wait for winter to be over and that they are ready for spring. I was surprised by this. I feel the opposite. It feels to me like we ...

Von Salmi has committed 38 years to the art of maple syrup, and neither age nor climate change will stop him from practicing his favorite hobby. In 1987, Salmi built his family's home on 15 acres of ...

See photos of the family-oriented program Magical Maple Trees, focused on teaching the origins of maple syrup, at Piney Run Park Nature Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Five-year-old twin siblings Brenna ...

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 ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

The art of maple syrup production trails through generations of Danno Potter’s family history. His great-grandfather bought the family farm in the late 1880s and cleared the land for strawberries, ...

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 ...