ABOUT US

ROOTED IN GOODNESS

Our mission is to create good-for-you products that support a better-for-everyone world.

We believe food is at the heart of vibrant health — for our bodies and the planet. After living in Indonesia and working in sustainable agriculture for several years, my wife Blair and I set out on a mission to produce good-for-you foods that support a better-for-us-world.

That journey led us to nira; the naturally sweet, umami-rich nectar tapped from coconut blossoms — a tradition Indonesians have practiced for over a millennium.

This became the foundation for Big Tree Farms, which we founded in 2003. By supporting regenerative farming practices and hand-harvesting Nira, we help create a stable, transparent supply chain for indigenous farmers, ensuring fair trade wages and sustained investment in their food forests. In doing so, we help preserve a beautiful, ancient craft through growing global demand, while offering a more sustainable and delicious alternative to sugar cane-based and soy-based products.

Today, in partnership with over 16,000 farmers, we’ve blossomed into the world’s largest and most sustainable supply chain for organic sugar, organic coconut aminos, and organic coconut nectar, supplying some of the largest brands who have rigor and integrity at their core.

We're also introducing the concept of 'Bali Delicious', a lifestyle that brings people together at the table, elbow-to-elbow in mouthwatering conviviality, where Bali comes to life in flavor form. Every bottle, every jar, every bite brings bold delight, mad enchantment and an indescribable, a transportive experience home to you.

And we remain rooted in goodness, nourishing people, communities, and the planet with every bite. When you choose Big Tree Farms, you're not just tasting the tropics, you're helping rewrite the future of food.

BEN & BLAIR RIPPLE

Founders of Big Tree Farms

OUR MISSION GROWS STRONGER EVERY YEAR

ROOTED IN IMPACT

Our mission is to create good-for-you products that support a better-for-everyone world.

MAKING WAVES MINDFULLY

Watch the origin story of Big Tree Farms, including footage from our founders, Ben & Blair Ripple.

FROM TREE-TO-TABLE

The Origin Story: Meet Nira... the true blossom power behind all of our products.

IT ALL BEGINS WITH NIRA: COCONUT BLOSSOM NECTAR

Nira is the naturally sweet nectar tapped from coconut blossoms — the flowers that grow high at the top of the coconut tree. Harvested before the coconut fruit forms, Nira has no coconut flavor.

Rather, it is delicately sweet with caramel-like flavor notes, a unique yet approachable taste that forms the foundation for our coconut sugars and coconut aminos sauces & marinades.

HOW NIRA IS HARVESTED

Harvesting Nira is a centuries-old practice, done entirely by hand. Much like tapping a maple tree for sap, farmers collect the nectar without harming the coconut tree. Twice per day, farmers climb tall palms to reach the blossom bundles at the top.

They slice the blossom ends and release a steady drip of nectar — up to 3 liters a day from a single bundle. Each tree has several bundles! The sweet golden liquid is gathered drop-by-drop and brought down within 12 hours to preserve its freshness and to stop fermentation.

THEN...

FROM NIRA TO COCONUT SUGAR & COCO AMINOS

Once Nira is harvested, it can follow two delicious paths:

To make COCONUT SUGAR, Nira is gently boiled over an open flame until it thickens, caramelizes and crystallizes into golden, unrefined sugar that retains trace minerals pulled up through the palm from the earth.

To make COCONUT AMINOS, blocks of coconut sugar are dissolved and naturally fermented with Balinese sea salt, creating a savory-sweet sauce layered with umami. Growth regeneratively and organically, every drop of Nira carries the vitality of the soil into the foods you love.