A French-Canadian grandmother prepares her grandson for his first maple-sugaring party by describing the one she first enjoyed sixty years earlier, as well as the process of tapping the maple trees and making syrup and taffy.
From making maple syrup in Vermont to picking giant pumpkins in Oregon, from attending a midwest county fair to exploring the Louisiana bayou, Buster takes to America's backroads for some authentic outdoor adventures.
An introduction to the basic concepts of food production, distribution, and consumption by tracing the production of maple syrup from maple trees to the finished product.