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Rebroadcast: The Magic Of Backyard Sugaring

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With temperatures bobbing and weaving above and below freezing, Vermont's backyard sugaring is going strong.

This program originally aired on Feb. 22, 2018.

Vermonters catch a fever at this time of year. And it isn't necessarily the flu bug. It's the hankering to get outside and start hauling buckets full of sap to the sugarhouse or to wherever they do their boiling. It's backyard sugaring time. 

We'll listen back to an episode from February 2018 to learn about the hows and whys of sugaring from George Cook, a retired UVM Extension Maple Specialist.

Plus we'll hear from Kate McCabe, CEO of Vermont Evaporator Company, about a product that helps the small-scale sugarmaker convert those 40 gallons of sap into a gallon of syrup.

And we'll talk to Jacob Walker, a backyard sugarer and "maple ambassador."

Broadcast on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Mary Williams Engisch is a local host on All Things Considered.
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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