James
@jamesjennings.bsky.social
American living in Switzerland. Married 34 years. Make maple award winning syrup at our farm in Vermont.
Merry Christmas! Our Yule log this year uses our maple syrup. Sweet way to celebrate.
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Merry Christmas! Our Yule log this year uses our maple syrup. Sweet way to celebrate.
Road trip snacks - mint maple madeleines
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Road trip snacks - mint maple madeleines
New salmon recipe with a maple and white miso ginger glaze. Molecular food pairing delivers another delicious dish.
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New salmon recipe with a maple and white miso ginger glaze. Molecular food pairing delivers another delicious dish.
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.
It is a win-win for birds, the trees, and us as producers because diverse sugar woods are more productive than monoculture.
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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.
It is a win-win for birds, the trees, and us as producers because diverse sugar woods are more productive than monoculture.
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.
October 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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.
A timely reminder of what made America great
October 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A timely reminder of what made America great
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.
Not for Justice for some, but for all. Anyone who denies that is unAmerican and unpatriotic.
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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.
Not for Justice for some, but for all. Anyone who denies that is unAmerican and unpatriotic.
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?
September 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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?
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.
September 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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.
Rack of lamb with Vermont Maple syrup, rosemary & garlic glaze
Good summertime yum
Good summertime yum
August 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Rack of lamb with Vermont Maple syrup, rosemary & garlic glaze
Good summertime yum
Good summertime yum
Thursday, I will be selling Vermont Maple syrup in Les Haudères in Val d'Hérens, a valley in Valais, Switzerland. This is so cool!
August 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thursday, I will be selling Vermont Maple syrup in Les Haudères in Val d'Hérens, a valley in Valais, Switzerland. This is so cool!
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
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky
August 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky
In Gryon today with Nika at the Place de Barboleuse introducing people to award winning, wood-fired maple syrup from Vermont
July 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In Gryon today with Nika at the Place de Barboleuse introducing people to award winning, wood-fired maple syrup from Vermont
Bottling maple syrup in slow motion is mesmerizing
July 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bottling maple syrup in slow motion is mesmerizing
Another bright summer dinner from a custom GPT using GCMS data from our amber and dark maple syrup
July 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Another bright summer dinner from a custom GPT using GCMS data from our amber and dark maple syrup
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
from The Chosen All
July 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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
from The Chosen All
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.
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.
June 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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.
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.
The irony of supremacists is that the drives for domination and violence come from the most primitive parts of the brain.
June 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The irony of supremacists is that the drives for domination and violence come from the most primitive parts of the brain.
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
• Struggle with empathy and cooperation
• React aggressively under stress
• See morality as optional or naive
• Mistake control for strength and disconnection for independence
#Sleestaks
May 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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
• Struggle with empathy and cooperation
• React aggressively under stress
• See morality as optional or naive
• Mistake control for strength and disconnection for independence
#Sleestaks
How does a poor man fight against an ideology that says he is labor and only has value by the hour?
May 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
How does a poor man fight against an ideology that says he is labor and only has value by the hour?
Be like Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords who left the GOP and finished his term as an independent, caucusing with Democrats.
April 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Be like Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords who left the GOP and finished his term as an independent, caucusing with Democrats.
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.
April 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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.
The sign my grandfather hung under his mailbox has a place of honor in my sugar house over our production samples made since 2010.
April 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The sign my grandfather hung under his mailbox has a place of honor in my sugar house over our production samples made since 2010.
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.”
“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.”
April 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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.”
“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.”