When sugar shacks get busy boiling maple sap into liquid gold, we know spring is around the corner. The annual ritual has taken place for thousands of years, beginning with the Indigenous peoples who ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the ...

While Costco members have been vocal about their Kirkland maple syrup mishaps, it’s not limited to one brand. In fact, mold ...

How, exactly, does one tell if the maple syrup you have in your kitchen has gone bad? It's not immediately notable, but there ...

SOMERVILLE — On a cold, gray Saturday in March, people of all ages made their way to the Somerville Community Growing Center to attend the 24th annual Maple Boil Down. Over the course of the day, 525 ...

Spring will officially be here this week as I write this! Monday was a very beautiful day with the temperature going up in the 60s. We hung all the laundry outside to dry. It was so nice to be able to ...

We look at the science behind the whole process, from sap to syrup. Are you a grade B maple syrup fan? Well, you can’t get it anymore. To understand why, we have to look at the science behind the ...