CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — At first, it may not look like much: a forest, a few buckets and a slow drip. But if you wait long enough, it turns into something sweet. That slow transformation is at the ...
It’s no secret that Vermont is the top dog when it comes to maple syrup (at least in the U.S. — nobody can compete with ...
The bigleaf maple syrup industry is on the rise in Oregon and Washington, with producers reliably selling out their stock, but if you’re looking for Northwest syrup at your local grocery store, you ...
Bright. Buttery. Mossy. Sweet potato-ish. These are all tasting notes that Eliza Nelson has heard when people taste her West Coast maple syrup for the first time. “Most people have never tasted it or ...
Oregon hasn’t traditionally made a lot of maple syrup, largely because there’s more money in Douglas fir trees than maple trees. Doug firs produce straight logs that are good for construction. Maples, ...
It might be a lot easier to do in Vermont, but you can make your very own maple syrup right here in the Pacific Northwest. On this week’s episode of the Peak Northwest podcast, we dive into the world ...
Few things in nature are as sweet as real maple syrup, which is made from the sap of a maple tree. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Does maple syrup go bad? Maple ...