The Pursuit of Sappiness
Peter Gregg in his sugarhouse, on the border between New York and Vermont. (Photo courtesy of the author)
Creating maple syrup can quickly become an obsession, warns sugarmaker Peter Gregg.
Within every American is the impulse to make a run for it—out of town, into the woods. But if you think it’s easy to build a life for yourself out there, it’s worth reading the tale of Peter Gregg, who lives deep in the forests that span the border between New York and Vermont, where he runs a farm that produces something as mercurial as it is American:…
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