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The Salt
Vermont Finds High-Tech Ways To Sap More Money From Maple Trees
April 8, 2013 VPRTechnological advances now allow Vermont's maple syrup producers to get twice as much sap per tree, meaning more syrup and more money. Statewide, the crop brought in $40 million last year, double its value from just six years ago.
The Two-Way
Our Pancakes Are Saved! Charges Filed In Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
December 18, 2012 Millions of dollars worth of stolen maple syrup was recovered and three men suspected of the theft were expected in court on Tuesday.
The Two-Way
Thieves Hit Warehouse Holding $30 Million Of Canadian Maple Syrup
August 31, 2012 In Canada, a remote warehouse that was holding millions of pounds of maple syrup recently became the scene of what may be "the sweetest heist of all time," as a Canadian newspaper calls it.
The Salt
Move Over, Maple Syrup, Birch Syrup May Challenge Your Sweet Rule
May 21, 2012 Boiling maple sap down to maple syrup isn't going away anytime soon, but it's getting some new competition from the humble birch. The tapping of the birch trees is a spring tradition in Latvia, but it's starting to catch on elsewhere.
