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The 2025 Maple Open House Weekend was a success and Mother Nature cooperated this year.

On a hillside in Chittenden, Vermont, a 104 year-old family farm surrounded by a forest of maples has earned the second annual ‘Fantastic Farmer’ title and a significant award of $5000 from the A.Pizzagalli Family Farm Fund. Jenna Baird of Baird Farm...

We LOVE to see Members in the News! Did you see VMSMA member Meg Emmons from Bourdon Maple Farm in a recent Outside Magazine article? We're grateful that she shared the story of Maple and the sticky day in the life of a Sugar Maker. Visit...

Maple syrup contests are as much a part of the tradition of sugaring in Vermont as setting taps and boiling sap in the spring. Whether it is at the Vermont Farm Show or the many county fairs and field days, Vermont sugar makers are proud to enter...

Two incredible winter-inspired Maple and Gin cocktails

According to the USDA, once again, Vermont is the #1 producing state in the nation. And despite COVID-19, this was a record setting year with 2.22 million gallons of maple syrup made. More than half of the United States crop. Vermonters and Vermont...

Each maple sugar maker's story is original and we're going to introduce you to the men and women behind Vermont Maple.

Mark Twain is reported to have said “if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes.” While the variability of New England – and Vermont – weather can be a source of jokes, it can also have devastating effects. In the overnight hours between...

According to the internet experts, a proper Shepherd's Pie should contain only lamb within the hearty meat stew at the base of the dish. Those same experts dictate that a similar dish, meat stew topped with mashed potatoes, should be called Cottage...

This article appears in the Vermont Official Winter Vacation Guide 2018. You can view the publication in it's entirety on the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing website, www.vermontvacation.com, or request a free vacation packet to be...