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South Jersey may be the next great place for maple syrup

Canada may be the world's maple syrup capital, but South Jersey's Stockton University is becoming the little maple engine that could.

Staffer Tom Fisher (left) adds wood to the fire in the evaporator as assistant director Ryan Hagerty (right) pours a syrup sample for testing at Stockton University’s on-campus sugar shack on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Sap collected from groves of red maple trees at Stockton is boiled / evaporated to created syrup.
Staffer Tom Fisher (left) adds wood to the fire in the evaporator as assistant director Ryan Hagerty (right) pours a syrup sample for testing at Stockton University’s on-campus sugar shack on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Sap collected from groves of red maple trees at Stockton is boiled / evaporated to created syrup.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer