(Updated 10/06/2017)
Chestnuts for sale, 2017. This is just a quick note to let you all know that we have begun our annual fall chestnut sales. Almost everyone associates chestnuts with a popular Christmas song written in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé. The oddity about this little fact is that the native stand of American Chestnut trees was pretty much wiped out by 1940 due to chestnut blight, accidentally imported from the orient around 1904. Any reference to “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” had to be from the authors’ distant memory. The limited return of American Chestnuts in various forms to eastern North America is a story for someone else to tell. You might try Wikipedia for starters.
Here are a few key points for you. Our chestnuts are:
- Very perishable. They must be kept refrigerated (short term) or frozen (long term).
- In very short supply. We only have a few trees and these jewels go fast, so act now.
- Closely associated with the fall/winter holidays. You need to get on board.
- They have a fascinating history. Google “chestnut blight” to learn more.
To learn more about our chestnuts click on our Chestnuts page in the menu bar above. Now, give us a call and schedule a time to come out and get some chestnuts (and pumpkins, and sweet potatoes, and winter squash).