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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

18 km hike today Les Mosses to Leysin. Still some snow but plenty of flowers popping up

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Sugaring is winding down and ramps are… well… ramping up

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Boiling sap to make maple syrup. Record day 43 gallons!

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

One of our biggest sugar maples. Not sure two people could get their arms all the way around it.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

First boil of the season - it was an unseasonably warm day but all went well and the maple syrup had pronounced flavors of soft caramel candy, butter, and maple.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We are tapping and the sap is running.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, it’s a duck. Of course this is about the Epstein files. There is more than probable cause and less than reasonable doubt.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The obligatory tabletop gumdrop photo

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Merry Christmas! Our Yule log this year uses our maple syrup. Sweet way to celebrate.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Road trip snacks - mint maple madeleines

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

New salmon recipe with a maple and white miso ginger glaze. Molecular food pairing delivers another delicious dish.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Our sugarbush in Vermont where we make our award winning maple syrup was just certified as bird friendly habitat. It is a win-win for birds, the trees, and us as producers because diverse sugar woods are more productive than monoculture.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Remember that if it seems dark and hard to see the way forward, get some altitude — whether real or metaphorical — like We the people and Justice for all.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

A timely reminder of what made America great

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The US Senate sent us a flag flown over the Capitol. Remember that the Constitution begins We the People…. establish justice and the pledge ends and Justice for All. Not for Justice for some, but for all. Anyone who denies that is unAmerican and unpatriotic.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Huh. Have you noticed recently that more than a few Christains are not acting like they are scared of an angry God or hell or are unclear on the entrance exam?

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Found in my garage possibly a Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes). It used to be mostly a southern species, but climate change and warmer summers have allowed it to establish breeding populations as far north as Vermont, New Hampshire, and southern Quebec.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Rack of lamb with Vermont Maple syrup, rosemary & garlic glaze Good summertime yum

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Thursday, I will be selling Vermont Maple syrup in Les Haudères in Val d'Hérens, a valley in Valais, Switzerland. This is so cool!

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We all went down to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline to wish Switzerland happy birthday! Smoke on the water and fire in the sky

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

In Gryon today with Nika at the Place de Barboleuse introducing people to award winning, wood-fired maple syrup from Vermont

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Bottling maple syrup in slow motion is mesmerizing

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Another bright summer dinner from a custom GPT using GCMS data from our amber and dark maple syrup

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The human spirit is our capacity to act with dignity, imagination, and compassion—especially when it’s hard, the outcomes are uncertain, and the risks are real. from The Chosen All

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

From the maple mad scientist dinner - maple roasted beet salad. Delightful for the eyes and the palate. Using gas chromotography and mass spectrometry, we've identified compounds in maple syrup that we can taste and smell, then used that to develop and test recipes that delight the senses.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The irony of supremacists is that the drives for domination and violence come from the most primitive parts of the brain.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

When the lizard brain is overdeveloped and the prefrontal cortex underused, boys grow into men who may: • Struggle with empathy and cooperation • React aggressively under stress • See morality as optional or naive • Mistake control for strength and disconnection for independence #Sleestaks

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

How does a poor man fight against an ideology that says he is labor and only has value by the hour?

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Be like Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords who left the GOP and finished his term as an independent, caucusing with Democrats.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Since 2016, I've been flying OUR flag. It doesn't belong to anyone who flies a confederate traitor flag or puts justice and the general welfare behind the 2nd amendment, pardons insurrectionists, is an insurrectionist, etc. Our flag. Justice for all. All.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The sign my grandfather hung under his mailbox has a place of honor in my sugar house over our production samples made since 2010.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Inspirational thoughts from Paul Revere. “One person can create a ripple effect in the tides of history!” “An individual’s courage can ignite a movement!” “It is the actions of a few that inspire the many.” “We are all tasked with shaping our futures through our choices.”

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I hope all the women who went to space have Shatner experiences. William Shatner (Star Trek's Captain Kirk) describes his flight on the Blue Origin spacecraft and his reaction, "Space was death... And when we landed, I found myself sobbing... I was in grief, for the world."

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

19th Amendment- SAVE is not just illegal, it is unconstitutional

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Jordan Peterson begins his book 12 Life Lessons by presenting lobsters as an example of why human males should try to act dominant. Turn the evolutionary clock back 300 million years. His argument is be like crustaceans or lizards instead of humans. We are in a battle of human vs lizards.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

10,000 people protesting in Montpelier, VT a rural town with a total population of 8,000. The march after the protest looked a half mile long.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Don't wait for hope "I once heard it said that hope is the consequence of action, rather than its cause. In this troubled season of American life, I believe hope won't come from words alone, but from what we do next." - Pete Buttigieg

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Over the past years, customers in Switzerland have been asking for maple syrup in cans. I bought cans in the fall. Now I have a marketing challenge. It is our flag of We the People and Justice for All. It isn’t “their” flag even if they wrap themselves in it or dry hump it on stage.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The morning of that shocking press conference, I received a package from Kyiv with 2 key fobs made from a “recycled” Russian T72 tank.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

ChaptGPT calls it in 2 prompts - “Project 2025 could be characterized as embodying elements of evil.” Prompt 1 - How would you define evil in practical terms? Prompt 2 - Given that definition is project 2025 evil?

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Thank you for your service, poles.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Ideal créma is a thick reddish brown. If it is whitish, the grind was too fine and the espresso over-extracted, which makes it bitter. The créma is an emulsion of oils, giving this magical drink more character than brewed coffee which is a solution and a suspension.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Maple syrup season begins when the snow is still deep and the days start to break above freezing. The freeze-thaw cycle is like a pump for the sap (see Boyle’s Law)

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Feb 2, known as le Chandeleur (pancake day) in countries without groundhogs is an occasion to enjoy the company of friends and family who understand justice is for all.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Just a reminder- February 2 is Le Chandeleur (pancake day)

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I see what is happening. But nevertheless or perhaps because of it, you deserve some bright colors.

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James @jamesjennings.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Perfect weather for roasted butternut squash with maple syrup and cinnamon

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