PLMA’s 2023 Private Label Trade Show: Booth #F853
Visit us in Booth #F853 at PLMA’s 2023 Trade Show in Chicago from November 13th to November 15th at the Rosemont Convention Center.
A Maple Glaze For Fall Baking
Pumpkin scones! Pumpkin bread! Apple muffins! Our autumnal baking bucket list is as long as an unraveled cinnamon roll.
6 Things to Bake This Fall 2023
The leaves are performing their annual awe-striking transformation, turning Vermont’s verdant landscape into a kaleidoscope of warm yellow, red, and orange shades.
Latest Developments in Maple: Sap Sensor Can Likely Predict Flavor
Sap has been harvested from wild grown maple trees and made into maple syrup for centuries, but still mysteries remain. Research is constantly being conducted to reveal what we don’t know about this natural wonder: what exactly are the nutritional benefits of real maple syrup?
Why Sweetgreen Chooses Real Maple Syrup
To complete a salad, one must choose their dressing wisely. This final coating will bind the thoughtfully curated fixings together.
All About Processing Grade Maple Syrup
Pure maple syrup comes from wild-grown maple trees. Each spring sugarmakers across the 17 maple producing states and provinces tap maple trees, the source of this sweet elixir, and boil the sap into maple syrup.
Please Smear Maple Butter on Toasted Muffins
We have a small ask of you. Please smear maple butter on your toasted muffins. This simple, one ingredient wonder packs a powerful flavor that soaks into warm, crisp muffins for a why-haven’t-I-been-doing-this-my-whole-life treat.
How Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program Can Benefit Your Forestland
When it comes to Vermont’s forested land, thoughtful maintenance and care is essential to its overall health.
The state of Vermont is around 80% forested, and 80% of that forested land is privately owned.
How Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program Can Benefit Your Forestland : Taxing
The Use Value Appraisal Program, also known as Current Use, “enables landowners who practice long-term forest management to have their enrolled land assessed for property taxes based on its value for forest management rather than its fair market (development) value.” Once enrolled in Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program and working with a forester, tax savings become available.
Yes, Definitely Poach Eggs in Maple Syrup
A headline recently caught our attention. You Should Poach An Egg in Maple Syrup, the Lifehacker article advised. When it comes to new ways of cooking with maple syrup, it doesn’t take much convincing to get us into the kitchen.
New Research Shows Maple’s Nutritional Benefits
Maple trees hold mysteries, but ardent research continues to reveal them. One subject of study is maple’s nutritional benefits. What a recent clinical study by Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (QMSP) showed may have you re-thinking what sweetener to stock your kitchen with.
Visit Us At Fancy Food Show New York 2023
We’re excited to share that Butternut Mountain Farm will return to the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York from June 25-27 at the Javits Center.
Say ‘I Do’ To Maple As A Wedding Favor
Vermont is a serene location for a wedding. Between the breathtaking Green Mountains, the red barns that freckle the verdant landscape and the shores of Lake Champlain, there are various places and ways to celebrate your union.
How To Use Maple This Summer
You may associate maple syrup’s flavor with autumn’s seasonal treats, but we can assure you that its rich taste deserves a moment in the summer spotlight. If you’re stumped on how to use the maple in your fridge during the summertime, we can help.
How Do We Know When Sugaring Season Ends?
The first sap run kicks off a sugaring season, but how do you know a sugaring season is over? The sap doesn’t just stop as if someone turned a faucet off. There are a few factors that signal the end.
Does Maple Syrup Go Bad? How to Properly Store Maple
You’ve opened a new bottle of maple syrup for Sunday brunch, drenched your pancakes in it, added a teaspoon to sweeten your coffee, and screwed the cap back on. Now what? Should maple be stored in the refrigerator or is it okay to keep out on the counter?
How Wayside Restaurant, Bakery and Creamery Bakes with Pure Maple Syrup
At 8:30 on a Thursday morning the parking lot of Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery is nearly full. Which isn’t surprising. The historic 105-year old restaurant is famous for its all-day breakfast, sustainable practices, and award-winning maple cream pies.
Celebrating 50 Years of Butternut Mountain Farm
Relative to a maple tree’s life cycle, Butternut Mountain Farm is considered young. It takes 40 to 50 years for a tree to mature into productivity (then going on to produce for more than a century).
2023 Sugaring Season Update: March 22
At Butternut Mountain Farm’s home farm, the sap ran enough on Saturday to boil. Sunday gave us a short break due to the cold weather, but the sap was back to running Monday and Tuesday.
Are Wholesome Sweeteners Right For You? What You Should Know About Maple
Sometimes beverages need a little sweetening. What to sweeten them with is the question. Upon filling our cup, we’re presented with an abundance of options from cane sugar to maple syrup and honey to a slew of zero-calorie and low-calorie packets.
How Vermonters Use Maple Syrup: Maple Pairings You Should Try
Butternut Mountain Farm founder David Marvin knows real maple syrup. From how to make it to what to make with it. “I absolutely use it every day,” he says of the wholesome sweetener. Using maple syrup throughout the day is a lot easier than you may think.
Après Ski Cocktails to Enjoy
The Green Mountains have been blanketed in white and the slopes are officially open. After a few runs at Smugglers’ Notch, Sugarbush, Stowe, Bolton, or any of Vermont’s many mountains, you may be thirsty.
14 Things We Love About Pure Maple Syrup
We love maple syrup year round, and since it’s February and Valentine’s Day is approaching, we’re eager to express it. This one ingredient wonder is a natural product and delectable treat.
6 Healthy Breakfast Ideas That Use Maple Syrup
Scientific research, not just our moms, says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. According to Hopkins Medicine, “breakfast-eating kids and adults get more fiber, calcium, vitamins A and C, riboflavin, zinc and iron in their diets than breakfast-skippers.”
Winter Updates from the Farm
In order to optimize the flow of sap to our sugarhouse, it’s important to ensure the tubing, mainlines and wire are all properly functioning. Throughout the year our crew tends to the woods to keep them in proper condition for harvesting once sugaring season arrives.
Our Top Maple Recipes of 2022
As the year comes to an end, we shift into reflection mode. Memories made with friends and family. Accomplishments. And, of course, we reflect upon what we ate.
Why Maple Syrup Makes the Best Gift to Give in 2022
Maple syrup may already on your grocery list, but it’s worth adding to the holiday wish list. Why? Because maple syrup is a thoughtful gift to give – and a delicious one to receive.
Is It Time For You To Private Label Maple Syrup?
While browsing grocery shelves you may notice an increase in store-brand products, including pure maple syrup. More and more consumers are turning their attention to private label goods.
How Maple Fits Into The Food Trends of 2023
Maple is a versatile ingredient. Its sweetness stuns in desserts from chocolate chip cookies to carrot cake, making it a crowd-drawing star in bakeries.
Maple Recipes To Make This November
It’s time to set the table and invite beloved family and friends over to pass the potatoes and exchange gratitude. November is the month for gathering, and eating.
PLMA’s 2022 Private Label Trade Show: Booth #F3026
Visit us in Booth #F3026 at PLMA’s 2022 Trade Show in Chicago from November 13th to November 15th at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
Is Maple Syrup Healthy? The Nutritional Information You Need To Know
Maple syrup, the sweet stuff we love, is fit for dessert. Birthday cake with maple frosting. Maple creemees. Maple pecan ice cream! But this sweetener is also featured in an array of recipes skewed towards health-based audiences.
Where To See The Foliage In Vermont This Fall
From our vantage point on top of Butternut Mountain, we can ooh and awe at the kaleidoscope of colors that wave across the horizon. Ambers, maroons, rusty oranges and vibrant yellows blend together to create a Northeastern palette.
6 Easy Back To School Snacks Your Kids (And You!) Will Love
Summer’s sun is setting and the apple orchards are filling with fall fruit. This means it’s almost time for the yellow busses to roll through town and the school year to begin! After a busy summer one thing is on our minds: easy back to school snacks.
Pancakes With Maple Syrup: Pairings For Different Types of Pancakes
Pancakes and maple syrup are a harmonious pairing. This timeless bond between a hearty stack and golden syrup has graced breakfast tables for generations. But did you know there is more than just one kind of maple syrup for your pancakes? For starters, maple syrup can be divided into two main categories: Grade A and […]
August Updates From Butternut Mountain Farm
We checked in with our Forestry crew to see what they have been up to on Butternut Mountain these past few summer weeks! Fran, Forester at Butternut Mountain Farm, clued us into what the crew has been working on. Thankfully some of our crew was able to escape the heat wave and find work indoors. […]
Ways To Use Maple Syrup In Cocktails
Whether you prefer your cocktail shaken or stirred, real maple syrup makes an easy and complimentary addition to happy hour. Whiskey, bourbon, vodka, and gin all benefit from the sweet yet robust flavor profile, making mixology possibilities endless. Adding real maple syrup into cocktails is a flavor enhancer that makes every sip one to savor. […]
Summertime At Butternut Mountain Farm
It’s summer in Vermont and the slopes of the Green Mountains have returned to their verdant glow. The flowers have bloomed and all the taps from the maple trees have been pulled. Summertime at Butternut Mountain Farm doesn’t mean operations shut down. Once the sap has stopped, there’s still much to do. The dedication and hard […]
Visit Us At Fancy Food show New York 2022 – Booth 451
Visit us at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York from June 12th to the 14th at the Javits Center! The Specialty Food Association’s mission is “to champion, nurture and connect members to deliver innovative products and expand consumption of specialty foods.” We are thrilled to be showcasing a glowing display of our maple syrup, maple sugar, and […]
How To Sweeten Ice Cream with Maple Syrup
In the winter Vermont is revered for its east coast slopes. But as the season turns into summer it’s the state’s famed maple creemees that become its treasure. The soft serve swirls of ice cream are a magnetic amusement across the state. All it takes is devouring one cone to find out why. The iconic creemee flavor […]
Vermont Arbor Day: Celebrating the Mighty Maple Trees
When it comes to the mighty maple, trees indigenous to the Northeast forests, there’s much to celebrate. Their showstopping foliage in the fall, their generous abundance of sap in the spring, and their natural ability to mitigate effects of climate change. The Butternut Mountain Farm crew has always valued considerate stewardship of our land. The […]
2022 Sugaring Season Update: April 28
The last sugaring update for 2022 is here, and it has been a great year! The crew ended on drum 326 yesterday, April 27th. We made more syrup this year than any year in the past! A big thank you is in order to the farm crew: Ira, Fran, Doug, Adam, and Andrew. This great […]
6 Reasons Why We Love Maple Butter
When it comes to dressing up pancakes, oatmeal and slices of fresh bread pure maple’s robust flavor is incomparable. Coveted for its natural sweetness, you don’t have to be from New England to appreciate its recipe enhancement ability. While we always have a jug of pure maple syrup in our fridge, there’s another maple product […]
2022 Sugaring Season Update: April 11
We are closer to the end of sugaring than the beginning now. With no solid freezes last week the sap flow slowed down more and more each day. Still, we made 10 drums over the weekend and had a good freeze last night so we will have to wait and see what this week will […]
Maple Syrup Grades
When shopping for maple syrup at the grocery store, you might be met with shelves upon shelves of bottles. Labels that pop out at you vary, and so does the taste. What does it all mean, and what’s the right maple syrup for you?! To make your trip to the market more informed, we’ll explain pure […]
2022 Sugaring Season Update: April 1-4
Last Thursday afternoon / evening (3/31), we had one of the best sap runs of the year with 44,000 gallons of sap in total! All the tanks outside had been filled (roughly 22,000 gallons). On Friday morning, when our crew arrived at the sugarhouse there was around 1,000 gallons of empty sap storage left inside […]
2022 Sugaring Season Update: March 23
We have had a good couple of weeks and ended yesterday on drum 133. The sugar content is higher than last year at 1.8-2. But no sugaring season would be complete without a few hiccups and this year is no different. Our reverse osmosis machine should be running between 4000-5000 gallons of sap at 20+ […]
What Is Maple Syrup? Here’s What You Need To Know
In the Green Mountain State, maple syrup is a familiar and favored ingredient. The sugar and red maple trees, from which we harvest sap, are unique to the northeast forests. Take a scenic drive through Vermont and you may spot a maze of blue tubing connecting trees in the woods. But if your topography predominately […]