The large maple tree stood closest to our backyard in a line of six trees marking a neighbor’s property line. It likely had been planted roughly 50 or so years ...

Japanese beetles can cause major damage to your garden. This guide explains how to get rid of Japanese beetles without ...

Waking up from the winter doldrums, spring is a good time to check out new offerings at area restaurants. Craftsman Row ...

When I was a child in the 1960s, Altamont meant cows and farms, hayfields and apple trees, old houses and open spaces. We had moved from the village mid-decade, but we never really left it.

The blueberry pancakes, when local berries are in season, showcase Connecticut’s agricultural bounty. The berries burst ...

In the land of kale smoothies and activated charcoal lattes, there exists a parallel California universe where sugar reigns ...

Forest or sugar bush maple trees are the source of maple sugar sap used to produce maple syrup. The decline of these trees should be of concern to maple syrup producers and consumers. According to ...

One of the oldest crops in North America was being harvested this month a few miles up the Minnesota River from New Ulm. Fred ...

The sugar shack was built with the help of the Plymouth Maple Association, local businesses and Plymouth High School students. The shack will be used to boil sap collected from maple trees in the ...

The Arbor Day Foundation made sure the donated trees are native to the West Michigan area. These include northern red buds, northern oaks, sugar leaf maples, serviceberries (shadbush), and black ...