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Harvesting “Liquid Gold” from Black Walnuts

My right boot is stuck in the mud up to the ankle. It makes a sucking sound as I pull it out, wobbling on one leg while looking for a drier spot. I’m heading into the woods to check on the taps I pounded into the black walnut trees. Earlier […]

Uncovering a Maple Syrup Mystery

March 6, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

The alarm is off. Slide the gate open. Then follow the two-track to the sugar shack. Meeting instructions for an undercover spy rendezvous? Nope. Just the start of my latest food and travel adventure! I’m tapping some trees on my own property and the team behind Dixboro Pure Michigan Maple

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