Here at the Vermont Evaporator Company, we're a bit obsessed with all things syrup. We're focused most of the year on...
Beyond Maple
From Polish Forests to Your Table: Birch Syrup with Bartosz Belina-Prażmowsk
An Email from Poland Last winter, an email from Poland hit the inbox. Would we please handle the export of a Bucket RO...
Planting Maples for Posterity
Here in sugar country, it is not uncommon to find oneself travelling down a country lane in the dappled shadows cast...
The Sticky: A Grade A Dark Robust Dramedy
The Sticky is Loosely Based on the Great Canadian Maple Heist It's just been hot. Too hot. So, the other day, we took...
Six Notorious Pests of Maple
What could be a better warm-weather, maple-related blogpost than the bug-villains of the sugarbush? We’re talking...
Maple on the Hiking Trail
We went hiking this summer on the Appalachian Trail, and we brought our homemade maple syrup with us! Both maple syrup...
How to Make Elderflower Syrup
In late June, we took a family trip down to Lake Wallenpaupack, a large reservoir nestled in the Pocono Mountains....
How to Make Dandelion Syrup
Last weekend, compelled by a curious smell coming from the kitchen, I arrived there to find my teenage daughter...
Caring for Your Sugar Woods Part 3: Removing Invasive Species
When setting out to remove invasive species, bring loppers, a hand saw, burlap, twine, a handcart, and a good-natured...
Caring For Your Sugar Woods Part 2: Cultivating an Ideal Suite of Tree Species
A very young red maple seedling rescued from the garden and waiting to be planted in our sugar woods. Cultivating red...