Black walnuts

Black Walnut trees (Juglans nigra) are an important source of food, medicine, lumber, and more! Learn my favorite uses for black walnuts.

The black walnut tree is famous for its allelopathy, meaning that it produces multiple compounds that affect the growth of other organisms (trees in particular), providing walnut with a competitive advantage.

Black walnut trees have a special place in my heart. The house I grew up in was 300 years old and had a black walnut tree out front that was almost as old. They're native

Black walnuts are widely known as one of the hardest nuts to crack, but cracking black walnuts is not impossible. In fact, it's really easy if you do it right. I hear it all the

Black walnuts are a foraging gold! Here's how to identify black walnuts, harvest them, store them, and use them.

Black walnut recipes can be hard to find in modern cookbooks, but they were once a staple of every homestead kitchen in the Northeast. Delicious, whether roasted or baked into pies, black walnuts are a

I'm going to share with you a secret on how to harvest black walnuts the easy Grandma way. Don't tell her I'm telling you this!

If you’re fortunate to live in an area where walnut trees grow natively or perhaps have one in a yard nearby, you can harvest and use the hulls of the fruit for some strong plant medicine. There are several walnut varieties (Juglans spp), and although black walnut is the most potent medicinally, reg

They call it “the perfect ingredient!” That’s what most foodies, chefs and professional food critics think about these earthy flavor, tangy, fruity, bold and creamy nuts that are perfect for …

Black walnuts are a nutritional powerhouse. Here's how to recognize, harvest and process them. #foraging