~Photos by Bobbie Toner

The Somerville Community Growing Center held the 26th Annual Somerville Maple Boil Down, Saturday, March 1,2025. A team of volunteers tapped a swath of maple trees on the Tufts campus beginning in late January, collecting dozens of gallons of sap over a number of weeks. At the Maple Boil Down, the sap was boiled down into real, true 100% hyper-local maple syrup. At the event, youth and adults alike had the chance to learn about tree anatomy and physiology and experience the process of making fresh maple syrup first-hand.