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17-03-2025
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NWPA's Maple Taste and Tour makes its sweet return
Maple syrup season is officially here with the 22nd annual Maple Taste and Tour kicking off this weekend. Over 20 local farms are showcasing this season's maple syrup harvest, putting customers on a tour across six different counties. You can't make maple syrup everywhere in the world, but in northwest pennsylvania, maple syrup tapping is a yearly event people look forward to. And at last maple syrup season is here, with over 20 farms across 6 counties celebrating the 22nd annual Maple Taste and Tour this weekend. 'Maple syrup is such a natural thing, we've been making for about 25 years now. It's been something my youngest son and I started on a whim, and we've been making it ever since,' Bill Phillips, owner of Fort Leboeuf maple. Visitors came to Fort Leboeuf Maple this weekend to tour the maple syrup-making process, eat pancakes and sausage, and of course, taste-test the maple syrup. But making maple syrup isn't easy, and farmers go through a long process to perfect the sugary concoction. 'We run it through a reverse osmosis machine, boil sap, draw off syrup, we bring it out here into this room and we finish it, run it through a filter press and run it into our jugs,' Phillips said. Now making maple syrup can be a long and complicated process. What you're seeing right here is the caramelization process, where they're separating that sap from the water, and eventually, you get that sweet goodness that's known as maple syrup. 'Syrup does not wait for nobody. When the season's here, it's here, it's time to go. It's kind of been late this year, which is kind of a blessing in disguise.' 'We can prepare all year for this, and you don't know when the weather is actually going to break,' said Andrew Furry, owner of Furry's Family Farm. Furry Family Farms made its debut at the Maple Taste and Tour this year as a small family-run operation with under 500 maple taps. And if you haven't had a chance to get your local maple syrup yet, it's not too late, With the season getting a late start this year, there's still sap to be tapped. For more information on local maple syrup farms near you, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Do you know where your safe place is?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — With storms in the forecast for Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, it's important to have a plan in place in case a tornado strikes. Public information officer with the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency, Bill Phillips, explained where the safest places in your home are. 'Below ground is best,' Phillips said. 'An interior room is okay. That's the safest place to be — an interior room on the lowest level of your residence. If you have a basement and can get to a basement, that is going to be the place to be. What we're telling folks is to have that lined up and be ready to do what you need to do.' Want the forecast delivered directly to your inbox? Sign up for the News 2 Forecast Newsletter However, because of rocky soil across Tennessee, most people don't have a basement. That means an interior room — especially a small room like a closet, hallway or bathroom — is the best place to be otherwise. A few examples of aerial views of damage after the March 3, 2020 tornadoes. Notice how the walls of smaller rooms that have their wooden frames that are closer together survived while the walls of larger rooms fell. It is also a good idea to have an emergency kit in that location that includes first aid supplies, a flashlight, shoes, a helmet and a whistle. Don't forget to take the power and reliability of the WKRN Weather Authority with you at all times by downloading the News 2 Storm Tracker app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
