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Vermont is running on maple right now

Vermont is running on maple right now


Claire Georges

We don’t boil maple syrup or work in the woods ourselves, but we get to work with some of the best people who do. And this is the weekend that reminds us just how much work goes into that one perfect ingredient.

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The sweetest season is here.

The sweetest season is here.


Claire Georges

All over the state, sugarhouses are firing up evaporators, steam is rolling out the roof vents, and people who know what they’re doing are turning tree sap into one of the greatest foods on earth.

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