“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 ...

Yesterday’s sparkling water is today’s coconut water is tomorrow’s … birch tree sap? Birch water, a waterlike sap tapped from birch trees, is the latest beverage to join an alternative water market ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...