AURORA, Ore. — Maryclair Birkemeier and David Stehman were married on a sunny day under a canopy of orderly hazelnut trees at Meridian Orchards in 2010, simultaneously becoming partners in life and in ...

You’ve likely heard of hazelnuts, perhaps even used them in some delightful dessert or savory dish and garnishes. If you give my children a choice between peanut butter or a chocolaty hazelnut spread, ...

This year’s NOFA New York Winter Conference had a huge range of workshops, from practical presentations on cover cropping and compost to discussions about reducing food waste and how to advocate for a ...

The Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative is looking to make growing and selling hazelnuts a reality for farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Savanna Institute, Regenerative Agriculture ...

In this image provided by Lee Reich shows hazelnut plants in New Paltz, NY. In late summer, gardeners, squirrels, chipmunks eagerly wait for hazelnuts to ripen in their husks and then drop to the ...

Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...

Years ago, farmers had limited options for growing crops so consumer demand didn’t influence much. If people wanted strawberries out of season, they just had to wait. Farmers had to grow crops suited ...

Hazelnut plantings in Oregon’s Willamette Valley have more than doubled over the past decade, and many people are asking about the long-term assessment of the hazelnut industry. Are there too many ...

Farmers tried to grow hazelnuts east of the Rocky Mountains for hundreds of years with no luck — a naturally occurring fungal disease made it nearly impossible. But that’s about to change. After 22 ...

What do an apple grower looking to add crops, a marketing professional working to introduce consumers to sustainable varieties, and a fourth generation dairy farmer looking to diversify have in common ...