Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q. I know You Docs are big fans of nuts, especially walnuts, but I’ve just heard that walnut shells are bleached before being sent to market. Is this true?

There’s no denying that we seek convenience in everything, and buying walnuts and other nuts without shells is an example of that! As much as we love gorging on crunchy walnuts, there are times when ...

Each year the Goschenhoppen Folk Festival, held in August, carries a different theme. These topics range from ‘wood’ or ‘iron’ to ‘lard’ or ‘the garden.’ A few years back the theme was ‘black walnuts ...

The venerable black walnut trees have so far escaped the blights, insects and droughts that have all but destroyed some other local species. Black walnut shells are a common presence in Native ...