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 ...

All Wisconsin crops are impacted by the weather, and that includes maple syrup. Maple sap collection involves drilling into mature trees, with modern methods like vacuum systems and pipeline networks ...

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, ...

For the first time since he started making maple syrup, Wayne Mortimer tapped his sugar maple trees in January. Advertisement Article continues below this ad At a glance The New York State Maple ...

Looking to sweeten a long and bitter winter? There may be a private sweet shop growing in your yard, producing sugary sap that can be turned into maple syrup. Maple sugaring, the process that turns ...

Derick Eaton is among a growing number of backyard maple sap collectors.For the past seven years, Eaton and his young family has been tapping maples in their yard. It's on about three-acres, and they ...

Maple Weekend will be held for two consecutive weekends when New York State Maple Producers will host open houses at their facilities. Pictured, from left, brothers Paul and Dana Lesefske are shown in ...

Maple Syrup Fest attendees got a closer look Sunday at the history and science behind sap collection. Aldo Leopold Nature Center hosted the event, teaching community members how to collect sap the old ...

Start harvesting maple syrup in your backyard by gathering your maple tree tapping supplies and use these instructions to build a maple sap evaporator from a barrel. Transforming sap into syrup is one ...

Maple sap forms a droplet at the opening of a spile on Feb.23 as the maple syrup season begins in Quasqueton. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...