Making maple syrup together is a great way to engage kids---both big and little---with art, science, history, and...
DIY Maple Syrup
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...
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...
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: 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...