In 1990 Dulce and Michael East, expecting their first child, decided they wanted to find a way to make a living on their remote homestead in Alaska's Susitna Valley - 30 miles from the nearest road. Accustomed to working close to nature in fisheries management - and being natural born foodies, they decided to make use of the abundant birch trees surrounding them to make something delicious. They made their first batch of birch syrup in spring of 1990 and added their other wild harvested jams, sy
In 1990 Dulce and Michael East, expecting their first child, decided they wanted to find a way to make a living on their remote homestead in Alaska's Susitna Valley - 30 miles from the nearest road. Accustomed to working close to nature in fisheries management - and being natural born foodies, they decided to make use of the abundant birch trees surrounding them to make something delicious. They made their first batch of birch syrup in spring of 1990 and added their other wild harvested jams, syrups, sauces, and confections in the following years. Currently, the Easts tap up to 16,000 trees and are the world's largest birch syrup producer. They now produce their certified organic syrup - and their other products - a little closer to civilization, near the small town of Talkeetna, Alaska. Dulce and Michael promote sustainable use of Alaska's forest products.
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