Lillie Belle Farms makes chocolate dreams come true
Lillie Belle Farms started 20 years ago on a small berry farm in Jacksonville. The company was started as a way to use homegrown raspberries, which led to…
Hazelnut Blog
Care for your heart with hazelnuts
February is American Heart Month–a time when we are all reminded to live a lifestyle that treats our heart a little better. A key component of this healthy…
Hazelnut Hill: a farmer-owned and operated hazelnut treat company
Hazelnut Hill was started in 1987 by Rob and Sally Hilles, longtime hazelnut farmers in the Willamette Valley. When they decided to retire in 2016, Rachel and Ryan…
What is winter pollination?
We all know hazelnuts are unique and special, but did you know how truly rare the life cycle of a hazelnut tree is? In the arboriculture world, hazelnuts…
Hazelnut Hero: Holm Made Toffee
Toffee has been a tradition in the Holm family for more than 30 years. This love of toffee, which first began as a treat to give to family…
Hazelnut holiday gift guide
The holiday season is upon us. Decorations are up, lights are twinkling and snow has begun blanketing much of the U.S. While social gatherings may be a little…
Hazelnut Hero: Premium Growers
Oregon soil is in their blood. For the founding members of Premium Growers, their connection to the land they grew up on and work to this day is…
Grower Highlight: The Sinn Family
The Sinn family is a prime example of what some patience, grit and dedication can bring to those who pursue a life in the hazelnut industry. Dean Sinn…
Grower Highlight: Phyllis and William Morris
When William and Phyllis Morris purchased their first hazelnut orchard in 2004, it was a bit of a leap of faith, but one for which they were ideally…
Giving thanks for a record year
We have so much to be thankful for as the 2020 hazelnut harvest comes to a close. 2020 has been a roller coaster ride. In September, the Oregon…
Bob’s Red Mill brings hazelnuts to whole grain product line
Bob Moore and his wife, Charlee, founded Bob’s Red Mill more than 40 years ago with the mission of bringing people back to basics with nutritious whole grains…
Harvest is here!
Hazelnut harvest is finally here! For us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year–the time when countless hours of hard work and sacrifice finally pay off. After…
Pacific Foods sets the standard for hazelnut beverages
When Pacific Foods opened its doors in 1987, the Oregon-based company set out to make healthy, great-tasting foods and beverages through ethical practices for both the people they’re…
Prepping for harvest
Hazelnut harvest is almost here! As the calendar turns to September, hazelnut farmers are prepping their field equipment and gearing up for what could be a monumental harvest.…
Grower Highlight: John and Carol Sullivan
Filacres, a seventy-acre property located on the McKenzie Highway in Vida, Oregon, has one of the longest and most unique histories of any hazelnut orchard; the property began…
A brief history of Oregon hazelnuts
Hazelnuts have become synonymous with Oregon and Oregon agriculture; take a trek down Interstate 5 through the Willamette Valley and you’ll see hazelnut orchards lining the roadway from…