Bigleaf Maple Syrup—Oregon’s Next World Class Culinary Delight

Maple syrup from New England and Quebec has been a high value culinary treat for hundreds of years. But there’s a new kid on the block from the opposite side of the North American continent. Bigleaf maple syrup from western Oregon. This little appreciated weed tree whose value until now has only been in its firewood production, has now emerged on the world culinary scene for producing a high quality maple syrup that rivals or exceeds its eastern cousin in complexity, richness and layers of flavor. This video takes you from the woods to the processing plant where this tasty delicacy is produced. We show you all the steps along thew way from sap to syrup to bottle.

Maple syrup from New England and Quebec has been a high value culinary treat for hundreds of years. But there’s a new kid on the block from the opposite side of the North American continent. Bigleaf maple syrup from western Oregon. This little appreciated weed tree whose value until now has only been in its firewood production, has now emerged on the world culinary scene for producing a high quality maple syrup that rivals or exceeds its eastern cousin in complexity, richness and layers of flavor. This video takes you from the woods to the processing plant where this tasty delicacy is produced. We show you all the steps along thew way from sap to syrup to bottle.

Maple syrup from New England and Quebec has been a high value culinary treat for hundreds of years. But there’s a new kid on the block from the opposite side of the North American continent. Bigleaf maple syrup from western Oregon. This little appreciated weed tree whose value until now has only been in its firewood production, has now emerged on the world culinary scene for producing a high quality maple syrup that rivals or exceeds its eastern cousin in complexity, richness and layers of flavor. This video takes you from the woods to the processing plant where this tasty delicacy is produced. We show you all the steps along thew way from sap to syrup to bottle.

Chronicling the Construction of a Hoichi Kurisu Japanese Garden & My Interview of HK

This is the video documentary—possibly the first of its kind—of the construction of a Hoichi Kurisu Japanese garden from initial ground breaking to its final completion. Nathan Lawrence job-shadowed and recorded on video Kurisu and his crew over a period of several months as this amazing garden by this world renowned Japanese landscape architect took shape. At the end of the video is an interview of Mr. Kurisu as he discusses his views on the importance of the Japanese garden in modern culture and what keeps him going at age 86. This is a one-of-a-kind video that no garden enthusiast will want to miss.

Newberg Oregon’s Japanese Garden, Hiroshima, Hoichi Kurisu & Me

The title of this video begs some explanation. It is NOT click bait! In a small, rural town tucked away in Oregon is an authentic public Japanese garden that has direct connections to Japan, as the title suggests. Plus it was designed and built by the world renowned landscape architect Hoichi Kurisu. What’s equally amazing is that this garden is at, of all places, a middle school. So what is my connection to it, you may be wondering? This garden hadn’t been properly pruned in several years, I had the privilege of being the one to do it and help to bring it back to its previous glory. Though I have aesthetically pruned the trees and shrubs in many private Japanese gardens, this was my first public garden. This video chronicles everything mentioned above. Please check it out.