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  • From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Black Walnuts
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:06:20 -0400

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:52:53 -0500, you wrote:

>Walnuts are in the news as being a great alternative to fish for omega 3
>fatty acids. I am rich in black walnut trees in my area. I have often
>thought of harvesting these, but have found little on the internet on
>machinary to remove the green husk, break the walnut and remove the nut
>meat. Most of you are probably aware of how difficult it is to break the
>shell on a black walnut. My method has always been a hammer on a cinder
>block, but this has been just for my own use. What commercial methods exist
>to help with such an enterprise?
>

I don't know if this is a commercial method as such, but
I've heard of people putting them down on their paved
driveways and driving back and forth over them.

I'd worry that this would cause a flat tire... but I guess
it mostly doesn't, or people wouldn't do it.

Pat




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