SUTTON — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott tapped a maple tree at Pure Gold Sugaring in Sutton on March 3 to mark the start of the state's maple season, according to a community announcement.

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Vermont claims more than a few standouts food-and-drink items. Here's your chance to taste some beers, cheeses and farm-fresh foods.

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Maple syrup producer Jim Judd looks a sample of maple syrup at Judd’s Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Vt., on Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)© The Associated Press ...

It’s maple syrup season. Here’s where to taste Vermont’s best. The essence of the Green Mountain State tastes sweetest when the sap flows and syrup thickens in the annual thaw.

Producers in the maple syrup industry are worried about how tariffs on Canadian equipment will affect production costs.

The farther north you go, the later the season runs, culminating in the town of St. Albans's 38th Vermont Maple Festival, April 23-25. Details: 802-524-5800, www.vtmaplefestival.org.

“It’s uncertain enough making maple syrup.” Judd, who has been making Vermont’s signature product since the 1970s, says multiple countries contribute to each container of the sticky sweetener.