Christa Hein, of Bring the Farm to You, holds a section of a maple tree to discuss the outer and inner layers of bark. (Photo by Amy Phelps) BELPRE — The Belpre branch of the Washington County Public ...

On the cusp of spring, maple trees produce a sweet sap that has been harvested by farmers for centuries, starting with Native Americans who developed the process of boiling it down to concentrate its ...

Northwestern students engaged in a native maple tree tapping workshop Sunday afternoon hosted by NU’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, In Our Nature and Fossil Free Northwestern.

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The process of collecting pure maple sugar water takes place in a quiet, snowy forest. Snow blankets the ground while metal buckets hang from trees, capturing the sweet sap. iSTOCK/COX The process of ...

CHARDON, Ohio -- Maple syrup remains one of winter’s sweetest rewards for living in Northeast Ohio. In fact, making the liquid gold requires freezing winters followed by a delicate balance of cold ...

CHARDON, Ohio – Maple syrup sweetens so many of my memories. Throughout most of my life, spring meant metal buckets hanging from the rough bark of sugar maples on the main streets of Chardon. The ...