sugarmakers
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Local sugarmakers see slow start to season, hope to finish strong
Local sugarmakers reported a slow start to the season but were hoping to see their syrup production end up around average.
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Sugarmakers see a more traditional season
A proper Vermont winter has led to a more traditional maple season for some local sugarmakers this year.
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The Outside Story: Humans aren’t the only sugarmakers
As steam rises from sugarhouse cupolas and early morning coffee pots, sugarmakers are working overtime to turn maple sap into golden syrup. But as it turns out, they…
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Sugarmakers open doors to public on open house weekend
With sugaring season in full swing, Vermont Maple Sugarmakers throughout the state are hosting a Spring Maple Open House Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Join them in a…
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The Outside Story: Maple sugaring adapts to climate change
Boiling maple sap into syrup is a time-honored tradition in the Northeast, to the olfactory delight of anyone who has spent time in a steamy sugarhouse while inhaling…
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Major Starksboro sugarworks changes hands
Sugarmaker Dave Folino has spent over four decades tapping trees in the woods of Starksboro’s Hillsboro Mountain.
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Maple season is off to an early start for some
While the maple season likely won’t be in full swing for another month or two, the unusually warm freeze-and-thaw cycle in December enabled some county sugarmakers to already…
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Despite erratic maple season, Vermont No. 1 producer
The United States Department of Agriculture’s final tally of this spring’s season showed that Vermont is once again the leading producer of maple syrup nationally.
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USDA maple survey needs your data
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will send the 2023 Maple Syrup Inquiry to approximately 1,600 Northeastern producers on April 28.
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Sugarmakers reflect on strange season
As April yields budding maple trees and warmer temperatures, sugarmakers throughout Addison County are pulling taps and wrapping up this year’s maple season.
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Maple open houses on tap throughout county
The sap is running and the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association is hosting Spring Maple Open House Weekends on March 25 and 26 and again on April 1…
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Ways of Seeing: Sugaring a sweet learning option
Sugaring is a Vermont tradition. Now it’s part of a tradition at Bristol Elementary School as well.
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Maple sap is flowing; sugarmaking starts early
Despite a famous groundhog’s prediction earlier this month that the country was destined for six more weeks of winter weather, Vermont has experienced abnormally warm temperatures this February.
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Michael Christian wins sugarmaker award
For many years, Mike Christian has played an important role in promoting Vermont maple to the greater New England region through the VMSMA booth at the Eastern States…
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Sugarmakers celebrate the art of boiling sap
After taking two years off because of the pandemic, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association has brought back its popular maple open house weekend events.
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Ways of seeing: Sugaring becomes a family affair
With a bit of optimism on a late winter day, you put on your boots and outdoor gear, thrust a couple of tools in your pockets, grab a…