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Currently Playing: Making Birch Syrup in Remote Alaska

Spring is here, the sap is running, and it’s time to tap trees! Birch syrup season is the first real harvest of the year for us here in remote Alaska. We spend days gathering gallons of sap, then slowly boiling it down into rich, sweet birch syrup over the fire. Mineral rich and a refreshing natural electrolyte, we also enjoy drinking the fresh sap along the way. Last year, we traded labor for an old barrel stove and converted it into a syrup evaporator. It’s become one of our favorite spring projects and still works beautifully! Til next week, -Dennis, Amy & Lena End Music By: @HawkenHorse, who wrote us "Holdfast". Frontier music and history. Become a Channel Member for homestead happenings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdYB30EoOdp-syCtLF_mTgw/join Get in Touch with Us: Westerlind Family P.O Box 906, Slana, AK 99586 We are also on Instagram & FaceBook @holdfastalaska Support the Homestead if you wish | https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6B2249KCY6STE If you wish to be notified via email for future book releases, merch, or events shoot us a message at: holdfastfarmstead@gmail.com One tradition we look forward to every year is making sourdough birch syrup donuts in the bush kitchen. This time, we also made a batch of homemade birch syrup ice cream with fresh goat milk to go alongside them — a pretty perfect way to celebrate the start of another Alaska spr