Many of us DIY types make maple syrup in the spring to give away throughout the year. We've recently discovered the...
DIY Maple Syrup
DIY Maple Syrup: A Sugar Maker’s Glossary
You’ve started making your own maple syrup, but are still a bit stymied by some of the maple lingo out there. We offer...
DIY Maple Syrup: All About Sugar Wood
It's a perfect fall day in New England. Time for us to put in fuel for next spring's DIY maple syrup making...
Learning with Maple
Making maple syrup together is a great way to engage kids---both big and little---with art, science, history, and...
Identifying Maple Trees in Spring and Summer
We've previously named fall as an ideal time to identify maples. That's because distinctive fall foliage helps to...
DIY Maple Syrup: Making Maple Cream, Candy and Sugar
Making maple syrup was the hard part. Here’s how to turn your homemade maple syrup into maple cream, maple...
Cleaning and Storing DIY Maple Syrup Equipment
The season is over, and it’s time to pull your taps, and clean and store your DIY maple syrup equipment. Here are some...
Anyone Can Make Sugar On Snow
You don't have to be a professional maple syrup maker to enjoy sugar on snow. You don't even have to be an amateur!...
DIY Maple Syrup: Making, Filtering and Storing Syrup
You’ve tapped your maple trees. You have been collecting and storing sap. The weekend approaches. It’s time to boil...
Collecting and Storing Sap for DIY Maple Syrup
The sap is running and your buckets are filling up! Time for maple sap collection and storing your sap in preparation...
DIY Maple Syrup: How to Tap
You’ve decided to make maple syrup this year and you’ve determined that it’s time to tap your trees. Great! Here’s...
Resolution: Maple
It's almost 2022 and you're looking for a healthy, natural, outdoor hobby to get you through to spring. Aren't we...
DIY Maple Syrup: Time to Identify Your Trees!
Fall is just about here again. Time to escape into the woods. The leaves have started to turn, the air is crisp, the...
Maple: The New Urban Tradition
When you think of Philadelphia, you don't think of maple syrup. Right? Cheese steaks and scrapple, sure! (Also, Rocky...
DIY Maple Syrup: Caring For Your Sugar Woods
The spring is a perfect time to start actively caring for your sugar woods. Here’s how! Every ecosystem requires...
DIY Maple Syrup: Why a Continuous-Flow Pan is Better Than a Flat Pan
At Vermont Evaporator Company, all our DIY maple syrup equipment features “baffled” or “continuous flow” pans because...
DIY Maple Syrup: When to Tap
How not to miss your maple-syrup-making window! You’re going to make maple syrup this year, and don’t want to miss...
Maple School: The Math of Tapping a Maple Tree
Welcome to Maple School, our series on things kids can learn through maple syrup. First up is The Math of Tapping a...
DIY Maple Syrup: Making Maple on the Sapling
Making maple syrup on the Sapling Evaporator is easy! Here’s how. Technical posts, technical posts, and more technical...
Resolve to Make Your Own Maple Syrup This Year (It’s Easy!)
If you've identified your maple trees, everything else you need to know in order to make maple syrup in your backyard...
Smoke your Thanksgiving
Last year, we smoked our Thanksgiving turkey and apple pie on our Sapling Smoker. Delish! Whether you are hosting or...
How to Holiday Shop for your Backyard Sugar Maker
Back by popular demand! For the month of December, all orders come “gift wrapped” with a big red bow! The hubbub of...
DIY Maple Syrup: All About Sugar Wood
Not to be confused with “sugar woods,” a.k.a. the “sugar bush,” or “sugar stand,” “sugar wood” refers to the fuel you...