Quebec Journeys | Pure Organic Maple Syrup

If you want to find nature’s purest maple syrup, Quebec is the ideal destination. The province accounts for roughly 75 percent of global production. And the best place to discover this Canadian gold is in the small village of St. Victor, where the Bernard family has been tapping maple trees since the early 1800s. “Maple trees actually can live for almost forever,” Martin Bernard told us as he led us past majestic hardwood columns that hold a treasure as rich as any ancient memory, and as sweet as the dreams and joys of passing generations. In times of exploration or conquest, conflict or tranquility, the trees of St. Victor faithfully decant the finest organic maple syrup in the world. The process begins each spring, as temperatures rise and the sap begins to run within each trunk. Responding to the movement of the trees’ internal clock, local farmers parade into the groves like figures in a diorama, ready to pierce the bark with taps that will collect the sap over a period of six weeks. Learn more about One Degree's organic farmers and suppliers here: www.onedegreeorganics.com