Every once in a while, I have the honor to interview someone who’s not only an expert in their field—and it is invariably a VERY interesting field—but who is also a great speaker, a great person, and someone who truly knows how to tell a story, which, anyone who knows me knows that I place a very high value on that. Such is the case with Mike Isham. Mike is a farmer, and while he does a lot of traditional farming things, he is also a premier maple syrup producer. I’m willing to bet you don’t know just how complicated—and fascinating—the process is that converts maple sap to maple syrup. Well, you’re about to find out.