Overproduction of cash crops, vast monocultures of chemical-dependent grains and massive animal agriculture operations are putting major stress not just on U.S. farmland where they’re contributing to soil erosion, groundwater depletion and climate change but these practices are also impacting areas such as the Brazilian Cerrado, where more than half the huge savanna […]
The Recorder - Growing nuts a long-term project for this Cummington Farm recorder.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from recorder.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
How to pick and roast your own chestnuts in NSW this autumn
Callan Boys
Photo: Wolter Peeters
From creamy soups and pork stuffing to decadent cakes, few foods can traverse a menu like the humble chestnut. They re wonderfully adaptable and delicious, says Blue Mountains chestnut farmer Beverley Carruthers. My favourite way to serve them is in a nice big dish, inviting people to peel their own and top with a little knob of butter. Add a glass of red wine and you have a great combination.
Australian chestnuts are here for a good time, not a long time, with the season starting this week and running until the end of April. Carruthers 50-acre Nutwood Farm in Bilpin is open every weekend for pick-your-own chestnuts and walnuts during the period, and the farmer says her trees are looking particularly healthy for 2021, partly thanks to COVID-19.