There’s only one problem: It takes seven years for those seeds to become fully-grown, chestnut-producing trees. But ...

As an agroforestry crop, they promote sustainable farming practices, providing both food and ecological benefits. The resurgence of interest in chestnut farming, particularly in the U.S., reflects ...

In a 2021 survey of chestnut farmers, 70% said they had experienced increased demand for chestnuts. More than half indicated ...

Manager Hans Johsens said the Santa Cruz Mountains provide ideal growing conditions for American-hybrid and Japanese chestnut trees — the coastal fog and rain help sustain the trees, the air ...

While many trees in the southern range were killed by Phytophthora root rot (PRR), the chestnut blight leaves roots intact, so many chestnuts have been surviving by growing back from the roots ...

Monday's Wake Up Call comes from the Smokey Chestnut Farm Rescue in Norton. I tried club sandwiches from Subway, Jimmy John's, and Jersey Mike's, and there's one I wouldn't order again ...