Maple syrup season is about to get underway in Waterloo region, marking a later start than in recent years. Local maple syrup producers will gather at a farm in Breslau Friday morning for the ...

Maple syrup might be as iconic a Canadian food as Timbits, but the City of Toronto is discouraging residents from tapping, the process by which the sugary sap is procured. It’s strange that the city ...

Maple syrup producers are getting a head start on tapping their trees this season, all thanks to the uncharacteristically warm weather making an early appearance in parts of Ontario. The usual tapping ...

MCCREARY -- Retired Mountie Bob Gass has tapped trees for maple syrup since he was a kid growing up in New Brunswick, as did his parents before him and his grandparents before them. *Special offer ...

Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

1:42 Curious kids get close up at maple syrup process in Summerland, B.C. Most of Canada’s maple syrup is harvested in the east, however, there are a few people in B.C. that tap trees themselves to ...

CHARLEVOIX — What started as a family tradition five generations ago has grown into a family business. This season, Parsons Centennial Farm began its 125th year of tapping maple trees, now, on a much ...

This spring, when you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, think about using maple syrup. It has fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey, or other sweeteners. Even though you can ...

Environmental studies professor James Skillen is no stranger to maple syrup. When Skillen attended Cornell University in New York from 2001 to 2006, he took part in their Sugar Maple Research and ...

Maple syrup has been in the news recently and it was not to remind people that it’s good on pancakes. The talk was focused on the health benefits of maple syrup, which is being touted for its ...