Maple Sugar and the Pursuit of American Self-Sufficiency

Vermonters have learned the hard way not to get their hopes up about spring. The season here is long and cruel. Any stretch of warm, sunny weather will not be followed by more of the same, as it might be in other parts of the country, places where spring means green grass, flowers and confidently putting away one’s winter clothes. In Vermont, warm days in early spring are just a tease of what is still months away. Between winter and actual...