A technological revolution has transformed the ancient tradition of sugar making—with big implications for local economies and ecosystems imperiled by climate change.

American maple syrup almost went extinct. In 1993, sugar makers in New York State, the second-largest producer in the U.S. behind Vermont, made only 180,000 gallons of syrup. A century earlier ...

Vermont is the biggest syrup producer in the U.S., but most of Canada’s imports ... I don’t blame Canada for doing it back.” The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers controls the market, issuing ...

American maple syrup almost went extinct. In 1993, sugar makers in New York State, the second-largest producer in the U.S. behind Vermont, made only 180,000 gallons of syrup. A century earlier, in ...

The Sticky will be Jamie Lee Curtis' third TV series in two years. The maple syrup mob heist from 2012, one of the world’s most notorious crimes, is being made into a mini-series starring a ...

The Vermont Mule, made with local vodka, ginger beer, and a splash of maple syrup, is basically Vermont in a copper mug. It’s the kind of drink that makes you want to put on a flannel shirt and go hug ...

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It is the favorable tree for syrup production as the sap contains twice the sugar concentration of any other maple species (~2.5% sugar). Trees are tapped in early spring when the sap begins to flow ...