Mike Kinnan in Pepper Pike has been maple sugaring since 2017, when a friend from Michigan pointed out that the silver maple trees in his yard could be tapped to make syrup. After many hours of ...
Jethro Heiko and his family moved from downtown Philadelphia to East Oak Lane, a leafy neighborhood on the city’s north side, in 2018. They loved the novelty of having a backyard full of trees, ...
What do you think of when you think of spring? You know spring is near when the days lengthen and the temperature begins to warm. You may think of the robin as the first sign of spring. But if you ...
Few breakfasts are more satisfying than a stack of fluffy pancakes or waffles generously smothered with butter and real-deal maple syrup (the stuff that comes from trees). However, like many of life's ...
Last March, Chris LaPlante of Rochester discovered that the maple tree in her yard was dripping sticky sap on the family’s car. While some people might be annoyed, LaPlante realized, "We could make ...
Once the sap had been retrieved, the grunt work may have been over, but the long job of processing it was just beginning. When it dribbles from the tree, sap is anywhere from 1 to 3 percent sugar. To ...
Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...
What do you think of when you think of spring? You know spring is near when the days lengthen and the temperature begins to warm. You may think of the robin as the first sign of spring. But if you ...
A university in New Jersey is spending a $1 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture on testing the feasibility of a maple syrup industry in the Garden State. Stockton University is in its ...