A True Taste of the Pacific Northwest — From Our Family to Yours
Out here in the Pacific Northwest, maple syrup tells a different story. Instead of tapping sugar maples like you’ll find back East, we harvest from the towering Big Leaf Maples growing right here on our farm. These forest giants produce a syrup that’s every bit as rich and golden—but with its own signature character: lighter in color, smooth on the palate, and layered with a complexity you won’t find anywhere else.
This maple syrup comes straight from the heart of our family. It began with a dream from Elvin Kalsbeek, whose vision was to bring something truly unique to our farm—something few people are doing, and even fewer on the scale he’s taken on. Turning sap into syrup is no small task: it takes 100 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of maple syrup, and every drop requires time, patience, and care.
Nature leads the way in this process. During the late winter months, the weather conditions have to be just right—cold nights followed by warmer days—for the sap to flow. When that window opens, the woods come alive. With lines running tree to tree, it looks like Spider-Man has been swinging through the forest, weaving a web of tubing that carries sap from hundreds of Big Leaf Maples.
Once collected, the sap is brought back to the sugar shack, where the magic truly begins. Elvin is joined by his brother Dave, his son Jamie, our kids, and when it’s time to cook the sap down, his grandson Dylan is right there with him—helping transform the sap slowly into the smooth, distinctive syrup that gives our maple its one-of-a-kind flavor.
And when the syrup is ready, Grandma Sandy is right there too, carefully bottling each batch by hand, making sure every bottle is filled precisely before it leaves the farm.
Big Leaf Maple syrup is rare—found only along the West Coast from California through British Columbia and into parts of Alaska—making this a true reflection of our land, our family, and our way of life.
This isn’t just maple syrup. It’s the Pacific Northwest in a bottle, crafted by generations and shared from our family to yours.
