Happy Hazelnut Harvest!
This year’s hazelnut harvest started early for some due to warmer temperatures, but has been met with success. Early August estimates projected this year’s crop would amount to 38,000…
Hazelnut Blog
Raise a Glass to Our Latest Hazelnut Heroes: The Treos Wine Team
Here in the Pacific Northwest, chefs, bakers and wine-makers share their love of Oregon hazelnuts in unique and delicious ways. We like to call them our “year-round…
I want Candy: Learn why Jami Curl of QUIN Candy Loves Oregon Hazelnuts
Here in the Pacific Northwest, chefs, bakers and wine-makers share their love of Oregon hazelnuts in unique and delicious ways. We like to call them our “year-round heroes…
A Nutty Spin on Spaetzle with Hazelnut Hero Chef Matt Jones
Here in the Pacific Northwest, chefs, bakers and candy-makers share their love of Oregon hazelnuts in unique and delicious ways. We like to call them our “year-round heroes…
Hazelnut Harvest is getting close at Chapin Orchards LLC
Late summer is always a very exciting time of the year but his year is a little different than other years. The early spring combined with this year’s…
He Sells These Shells
It used to be that you would sit down with a bowl of nuts, and crack them by hand one at a time. Each kernel a reward for…
Hazelnut Happenings
Oregon’s hazelnut harvest has ended. As growers repair machinery, tidy the orchard floor and recover from the hectic season, Oregon’s prized nuts begin their journey from orchard to…
Happy St. Philibert’s Day!
It’s an age-old question among Oregonians: are they called hazelnuts or filberts? According to European folklore, early filbert crops would ripen around August 22th, the feast day of…
Summer in the Orchards
For many of Oregon’s staple crops, summer is a time of abundance. Juicy strawberries are harvested in June, followed by blueberries, raspberries, peaches, tomatoes, and more. For hazelnuts,…
Spring in the Orchards
Meet Brenda Frketich of Kirsch Family Farms, third generation farmer and fourth generation Oregonian. Brenda and her family have been growing hazelnuts on their Willamette Valley farm since…
Celebrate Oregon Agriculture with Hazelnuts
With over 37,000 family farms and ranches in Oregon, we’re honored to produce one of our state’s prized products! To celebrate the bounty of Oregon agriculture during National…
Winter in the Orchards
Winter is a time when many of us slow down and keep cover, but hazelnut growers know all too well that there is always work to be done.…
Studies Reveal Tree Nuts Reduce Risk of Pancreatic Cancer, Lower Risk of Death
Is your go-to afternoon snack a handful of nuts? Good news! In two separate new studies, frequent nut consumption was found to significantly reduce risks of pancreatic cancer…
Mt. Angel Hazelnut Fest & Holiday Gifting
As we celebrate Oregon’s above average harvest this year, join us in Mt. Angel, OR for the second annual Hazelnut Fest on Dec. 7 & 8! In the…
2013 Hazelnut Crop Forecast up 8 Percent
As we gear up for hazelnut harvest beginning later this month, a yield survey conducted by the Oregon Field Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service predicts…
Hazelnut Happenings This Summer
We joined our fellow growers at the Annual Nut Growers Society Tour on August 7th to discuss crop updates, learn about techniques in the field, and of course,…