Trees don t get COVID — local sugarhouses regroup this spring as Mother Nature remains her finicky self manchesterjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manchesterjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Instead of a groundhog, Vermonters depend on the sap flow from trees to signal winter s end.
The state s annual sugaring season typically lasts about four to six weeks, reliant on a combination of freezing temperatures at night and warmer weather during the day, which will build up pressure within the trees causing the sap to flow from the tap holes, according to the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association.
Maple Open House Weekend, once described by the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets as a chance for Vermont sugar makers to do their victory dance while opening the doors of their sugarhouses for visitors, is cancelled this year due to COVID.
Seven Days Left: Bragg Farm s maple kettle corn, maple sundae made with ingredients from Morse Farm, Vivid Coffee s Sugar Shack blend, the Gateway Farm s maple butter and Woodnose s Sacré. Here s a totally unsurprising piece of trivia: In 2020, Vermont was the top maple-producing state in America again. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, our maple trees pumped out more than half of the country s crop, resulting in a record-breaking 2.22 million gallons of syrup. The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers Association has canceled its annual Maple Open House Weekend for the second year in a row due to the pandemic, but sap is still flowing and there are plenty of ways to tap into the spirit of sugaring season.
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