Birch Syrup Harvest Season in the Alaskan Bush

This video shows our 18th birch sap harvest and syrup production on the Kahiltna River in a remote part of Alaska's Susitna Valley. Dulce and Michael East - owners of Kahiltna Birchworks Birch Syrup and Berry Products - along with 6 crew members collect sap from 3500 birch trees in a Alaska, 32 miles from the nearest road. To read more about us, see our full line of products, and purchase birch syrup go to our website: www.alaskabirchsyrup.com

Category:

Education

Tags:

• birch
• syrup
• sap
• harvest
• Alaska
• wilderness
• wild
• food
• harvesting
• Kahiltna
• River
• Glacier
• Birchworks
• organic
• jams
• berries
• Tom
• Pi
• Charlie
• LaForge
• Dulce
• Ben-East
• Michael
• East
• Robin
• Solfisburg
• Jon
• Olander
• Beren
• Argetsinger

[WizzleThump]

good job! so you can just go stake land in Alaska and it's yours? PLEASE get back to me!

[dulcebeneast]

Not exactly. As a resident, you can stake land in "land disposal" areas (mandated by the state constitution to encourage settlement). However land disposals are generally very difficult access. You also have to pay a fair market value for the land. Homesteads you may still be able to prove up on the land and get it for reduced.We did pay for our land, not much, but it wasn't free. YOu would have to contact Alaska Dept of Natural Resources for more info.

[sylvaindrouhot]

thanks, very educating

[johnNYgoesLA]

DHC Beaver one love

[lmr1016]

wtf is that a turkey!

[zimtower]

Liquid gold. Nice to see the process and amount of care put into producing our birch syrup.

[gaiagale]

Brilliant ...good on ya! ...certainly on the surface your Birch syrup business seems sustainable ...I'm trusting you are giving back fairly to the "WHOLE(of which you are part)" namely the forest, its inhabitants, and the human community

thank-you for sharing

[harpsealer]

great video! I live on the east coast Newfoundland, Canada & Most birch trees here have clear sap as in this video but some birch trees have a golden brown sap sort of like the color of apple juice,  Why is this? is it still drinkable? thanks 4 posting hope ye have/had a great harvest!

[earthwayexperience]

I lived near Wasilla for almost 10 years...Used to buy birch syrup. Before we left I bought some birch taps...those nice plastic ones to hold the bucket..now living in Dalarna Sweden and want to make my own syrup...We have many trees the size you have as well. We are as far north as Anchorage and wondering what time of late winter - spring you like to harvest. Thanks for the good info!

[AlaskaOutdoorsTV]

sweet!