When Takeya Kaburaki took ownership of the Auberge de la Pente Abrupte, in the town of Sainte-Paule in Quebec's Gaspésie region, he knew he wanted to master maple syrup production from top to bottom.

Now that the days are warming and the nights are still cool, sap is flowing and signs of spring are here in Ontario. A couple of years ago we started making maple syrup on 25 acres in the heart of ...

You probably know maple syrup as a topping for pancakes and waffles, but the uses of this hearty sweetener go beyond breakfast. Although it’s ideal for morning treats and baked goods, maple syrup is ...

The history of maple syrup in this land dates back to the Indigenous Peoples who taught early settlers how to pierce trees for “sweet water.” Since then, the liquid gold has become a shorthand for ...

When sugar shacks get busy boiling maple sap into liquid gold, we know spring is around the corner. The annual ritual has taken place for thousands of years, beginning with the Indigenous peoples who ...