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Mongabay and bird friendly maple

Mongabay and bird friendly maple

Bird-friendly maple syrup boosts Vermont forest diversity & resilienceMongabay highlights the importance of bird friendly maple WOODSTOCK, Vermont — As the sun rises, the ethereal song of a wood thrush echoes through Bourdon Maple Farm’s 55-hectare...

Outside Magazine Highlights Member Meg Emmons!

Outside Magazine Highlights Member Meg Emmons!

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...

Sap Flows Early in 2023 - Here's the Latest

Sap Flows Early in 2023 - Here's the Latest

Some Vermont Sugarmakers are watching sap production begin for 2023 Click below for the latest Sugarmaker commentary on early sap production in 2023!

News of the 2025 Vermont Maple Season

News of the 2025 Vermont Maple Season

The Vermont Maple season is a favorite spring time topic with lots of news coverage.

Celebrating the 2025 Maple Open House Weekend

Celebrating the 2025 Maple Open House Weekend

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

Congratulations to Baird Farm Maple

Congratulations to Baird Farm Maple

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...

Blue Ribbon Maple at the Farm Show

Blue Ribbon Maple at the Farm Show

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...

Maple & Gin Cocktails

Maple & Gin Cocktails

Two incredible winter-inspired Maple and Gin cocktails

Autumn leaves in vibrant red and orange on a tree trunk.

Vermont is the #1 Maple Producer in Nation for 2020

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...

Cold Winter Nights Call for Warm Comfort Foods

Cold Winter Nights Call for Warm Comfort Foods

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...