Midsummer Reflections 2020

In many ways this summer is an extraordinary one and I find myself trying to breathe through it, and my mask.  We have somehow made it through July. While our usual steady stream of tourists slowed to barely a trickle, masked Alaskans are showing their support of small businesses and are filling our porch, enjoying…

It’s Showtime!

‘Tis the season, and we will exhibit our full line of products, including custom gift baskets and gift crates, at two of our favorite Anchorage shows this holiday season.  Each of these shows is an eclectic collection of Alaska only artists, crafters, authors, epicureans, inventors, and innovators.  We have been doing these three shows for,…

Thirty years in, the earliest sap ever

  Sap happened early this year – in fact, the earliest ever in our 30 years of tapping birches in Alaska. Yes, it’s our 30th Anniversary! It’s hard to believe it’s been that long since deciding, all those years ago on the homestead, that it was a concept worthy of investment and a way to…

Winter 2018 – Holiday Show Schedule

Anchorage Arts and Crafts Emporium The Dena’ina Center.  Saturday Nov. 17 10-6 / Sunday Nov 18 11-5 Learn More here Anchorage Museum – Crafted in Alaska Anchorage Museum Thanksgiving weekend: Friday Nov 23 10-6  / Saturday Nov 24 10-6 / Sunday Nov 25  11-5 Learn More here. Can't Make a Show? Order directly from us.

From Birch to Berries

Salmonberries  From Birch to Berries – Summer 2018 comes to a close It’s August and our short Alaska summer is flying by! We have had a warm and sunny summer in Talkeetna, but the August rains have settled in the past few days. The gardens are thriving, the berry season is coming on and our…

The sap is running and so are we!

The sap is running and so are we! Sap appeared in Talkeetna area birches starting on April 9th. It will take our crew of seven hard workers four long, strenuous days to tap 10,500 birches. We just hauled in our first 1600 gallons of beautiful, clear sap! That means it’s going to get noisy around…