"The other day I was here for about 10 hours and we boiled about 75 gallons of sap down to 15 gallons," says Michael Bell, chair of the grounds committee at the Hinkle Garton Farmstead. He spends much ...

HILLSDALE, N.Y. (NEWS10)–The time is close upon us, maple syrup making season. When it’s below freezing at night and warm during the day that means the sap is flowing. With cold night and warm days ...

Many years ago, my daughter came home from school and excitedly told me of her class field trip into the "sugar bush" to gather sap and make maple syrup. A few days later, with some prodding from my ...

Making maple syrup takes a lot of trees, taps, sap and time. For those willing to tackle the job, it is "tremendous," said commercial syrup maker Eric Randall. An agricultural cottage industry perhaps ...

Spring is here and the sap has risen, which means it’s maple syrup time again. For several years now, Bowdoin has been producing its own syrup, tapped annually from maple trees on campus. Free samples ...