Students in the building trades class at Broome-Tioga BOCES are producing homemade maple syrup — about 50 bottles per year — using a reverse osmosis system they built themselves.

Q. I recently purchased property with six healthy, large sugar maple trees. How can I tap the trees and produce my own maple syrup? A. Late winter and early spring are the perfect times to make ...

2020 was the year of baking, home improvement, and other quarantine projects. This year, there’s one more to try: making your own maple syrup. Making maple syrup might seem daunting, but I can ...