The blog’s longtime food correspondent, Maple Trout Lilli, is back in the kitchen experimenting with maple. We’re glad she is, not least of all because she’ll stop by the sugarhouse with a tray of her latest creation for the crew to feast on. She writes: BEST VEGGIE BURGERS A veggie burger with Maple? You bet.… Read More
The Sap Running Marathon of March 2026
This prolonged thaw was not good sugaring weather. Without a freeze the sap runs lose their vigor. The freeze/thaw cycle builds pressure in the tree which propels the sap out the taphole. https://massmaple.org/about-maple-syrup/how-sugar-maple-trees-work/ As soon as the thaw commenced we scoured the weather forecasts for hints of a freezing night. Now that temps are below… Read More
Let’s Talk About the Weather 2025-2026
March 1st was the first day of Meteorological Spring, March 3rd was Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and therefore it’s entirely appropriate that this week would deliver the first major thaw and the first sap run of sugar season. We are curious to witness how many days of warm temps it takes to unlock the… Read More
The Nebraska Knoll Blog 