Last updated December 01, 2006
Information about Hybrid Chestnuts to Plant or Eat
Here you will find information about our Hybrid Chestnut plants and nuts, which are available for purchase in the Plants and Nuts sections of the website.
Eating Chestnuts
Although chestnuts used to be more common in American cuisine, people who know what to do with them are becoming as scarce as the giant chestnut trees themselves.
Background information:
- About our nuts: Basic information about Badgersett nuts and why they're special
- Why do we sell Old-Fashioned Chestnuts? Given their small size, why are they worth the trouble?
- Chestnuts & Pork: Pork from chestnut-fed pigs
Food handling instructions:
- Storing and preparing fresh Chestnuts: Basic information: Quick information for the casual Chestnut eater
- Storing and preparing fresh Chestnuts: Details for the Chestnut connoisseur: More detailed information for perfect Chestnuts
- Cooking & eating fresh Chestnuts: Roasting, boiling, microwaving, and other preparation methods
- Recipes from Badgersett Farm: Some recipes we've developed using our our own Hazelnuts and Chestnuts, for ideas and inspiration
Hybrid Chestnut Trees
Badgersett Hybrid Chestnuts are different from other chestnut trees available elsewhere. Our goal has been to produce a domesticated chestnut tree with multi-purpose traits, such as good nut production, cold hardiness, and resistance to chestnut blight.
- What is a Chestnut? Good information, even if you think you already know.
- Hybrid chestnuts and how ours stand apart: What hybrids are; how we've produced our Hybrid and the traits we select for.
- Chestnut blight resistance, growth requirements: The resistance of our trees; soil & nutrient requirements; cold hardiness.
