A class hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service in Palmer will explore techniques for ...

“When Latvians drink birch sap, it’s a sign of spring coming,” says Ervins Labanovskis. It’s been consumed here for centuries; folk songs reference the birch tree’s alleged magical and medicinal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birch sap collecting is going high-tech in Latvia An app called E-birch alerts users when internet-connected containers are full ...

To get the sap needed for this potion, a rotating group of students, homeowners and others donate their time tapping Interior birch trees. Scientists, artists and other collaborators contribute to the ...

Dulce Ben-East (left) talks with employees including SueEllen Bontrager about testing trees for sap. Ben-East was hoping to tap trees today, but colder-than-expected temperatures mean the crew is ...

BALTEZERS, Latvia (Reuters Life!) - Gourmet chef Martins Ritins holds up a jar filled with a crystal clear liquid and says "wow" after taking a sip. Like many people in Latvia and other northern and ...

First-of-its-kind business reports growing interest for its products, which are made with sap sourced in the Adirondacks Hannah Sheehan holds a bottle of Birch Raisin Wine with Spice. The front door ...

Birch sap will soon be running as the weather warms up in Mat-Su. Gerald Keene is getting his sap lines in shape north of Wasilla at his 4 Trees Birch Syrup property. Keene tapped 635 birch trees last ...