33 years ago, we made our first batch of birch syrup in a small wood-fired pan on the front porch at our Kahiltna River homestead. Though it was strong and dark – and probably slightly burnt – we decided it was unusual and good. We got better at it and grew to love it. Feeling…
Sap harvest 2022 is over. We collected our last sap on May 7th. Harvest lasted a good 20 days but proved to be an unpredictable and lower production season. How can we explain? It really is a lesson in the fact that not everything can be easily explained. The sap ran erratically, starting in many…
Not to confuse the issue, we are trying to eliminate confusion on our runs of pure birch syrup. So, instead of “Reserve, FIRST run, Mid run, Late run” we are changing it to “Reserve, EARLY run, Mid run, and Late run.” Linguistically speaking it makes more sense, early run being the early part of the…
As 2021 draws to a close I find that I seek sustenance from the earth and the beauty of our natural world, and from the company of family and friends. It is an unsettling time, but the most important thing is to remember our shared humanity and our mutual need for sustenance and comfort. Our…
This October we are featuring our favorite of Alaska’s wild fruits, the cranberry. Cranberries in Alaska are plentiful and varied – and so are their names! It can be downright confusing but, from our point of view, we have three distinct wild cranberry fruits in Alaska. Lowbush cranberries, or lingonberries, are often plentiful in our…
LAST WEEKEND in Talkeetna, Friday-Sunday 10-6. Grab a jar of our fall specialty very limited edition- old fashioned birch apple butter, made on Sunday from the apples and crabapples at our “roadhouse”. And of course a good dose of birch syrup to sweeten. Get it while you can and enjoy the last of the ice…
Skip to the Recipe Need some inspiration for breakfast? Or even breakfast for dinner? Why not whip up some delicious sourdough pancakes with blueberries on top! We like to load ours up with sliced bananas, yogurt, and chopped pecans topping it off with a drizzle of Pure Birch Syrup over the whole thing. I don’t…
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
