Alaska Wild Harvest
When Dulce and Michael East started Kahiltna Birchworks—their birch syrup business—30 years ago, they had no syrup making experience, just a desire to live on their homestead in the Alaskan wilderness and make a living off the land. Surrounded by birch trees in Alaska's boreal forest, it made sense to tap into this abundant resource. It was a steep learning curve, but the Easts have successfully pioneered the birch syrup industry in Alaska and beyond and are currently the world's largest birch syrup producer.
The Easts now tap 10,000 trees near Talkeetna and purchase sap, berries, and chaga from local collectors. You can visit their production facility and tasting room seasonally, conveniently located one mile off the Parks Highway at mile 1.1 Talkeetna Spur Road. They offer a fun and educational tour of the facility revealing the joys and difficulties of a short and intense harvest. Taste how birch syrup changes through the harvest. Try birch syrup and berry products in the tasting room, and shop for Alaska food and botanical products along with a fine selection of functional art. Please check for dates and times this summer as things are still a bit uncertain.
Alaska Wild Harvest is a true "goods from the woods" Alaska cottage industry and they emphasize sustainable use of Alaska's forest resources. Good stewardship and conservation of our forests is essential to the health of our people and the fragile ecosystems in which we hunt, fish, and gather. Come share the Alaska Wild Harvest vision.
Open starting June 5, 2020
Fridays-Sundays 10 AM - 6 PM
www.alaskabirchsyrup.com
Call: 907-373-1309
Edible Alaska relies on the support of partners like Alaska Wild Harvest who share our vision and want to see Alaska's local food community grow and flourish.
