Wellness & Waters

Why athletes swap sports drinks for pure maple water

Exploring the sweet truth behind Tapped Birch and what science really says Step outside on a crisp Vermont morning, and you’ll feel it: the quiet promise carried in every drop of sap rising from root to crown. While maple syrup has always been our family’s calling, we’ve watched our northern cousins in Scandinavia and the…

You might know me as Claire Holloway—family sugarmaker here at Dragonfly Sugarworks, where we bring Vermont’s forests to your breakfast table and beyond. But beyond syrup, there’s a gentler side to tree tapping that many haven’t discovered yet: sipping the pure, naturally filtered waters of birch and maple trees. As more folks swap sodas for…

Imagine stepping into the woods on a crisp late-winter morning: sap quietly dripping into buckets, the faint aroma of damp bark and fresh snow in the air. For generations, Vermont families like ours have turned this fleeting forest gift into maple syrup. But before syrup comes something just as magical, yet lighter and refreshingly subtle—maple…

When you grow up in Vermont surrounded by sugar maples, you learn early that the forest has its own quiet language: the crack of sap running in spring, the gentle swirl of steam in the sugarhouse, the sweet mineral tang of fresh maple sap straight from the tap. For those of us at Dragonfly Sugarworks,…

There’s something deeply satisfying about discovering a drink that feels as close to nature as it does to your everyday routine. As a lifelong sugarmaker and someone who’s spent many early spring mornings among the sugar maples, I’ve always believed maple isn’t just for pancakes—it’s a living, flowing essence. Today, we’re taking a close, sensory-rich…

From ancient sugarmaking traditions to your modern wellness routine, maple’s story is deep-rooted, sweet, and unexpectedly hydrating. Lately, I’ve been delighted to see more people discover maple water—the clear, subtly sweet sap that flows from sugar maples each spring—thanks to an emerging wave of organic brands bottling this forest-born refreshment. Today on Wellness & Waters,…

Welcome to the Wellness & Waters pillar of Dragonfly Sugarworks, where we explore the refreshing world of natural beverages that nourish both body and spirit. In today’s deep dive, we pit two hydration heroes against each other: maple water and coconut water. As consumers increasingly seek healthier alternatives to sugary drinks, these plant-based waters have…

Introduction: A Taste of Vermont’s Liquid Gold Nestled in the heart of Vermont, where rolling hills meet vibrant maple groves, lies a tradition as old as the land itself—sugarmaking. For centuries, these maple trees have gifted us not only with rich, flavorful syrup but also with a lesser-known elixir: maple water. Today, we embark on…