Michigan offers a variety of nuts ready to pick and harvest from the wild. Here's what to know before foraging.

When you mention chestnuts to most people, they probably think of Bing Crosby’s 1946 hit, “The Christmas Song.” Everyone knows the words: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire/Jack Frost nipping at your ...

Before the chestnut blight hit the forests of the eastern United States in the late 1800s, an estimated 4 billion American chestnut trees dominated the woodlands. The trees were magnificent and ...

New Jersey cultivators Luke and Rachel Tarvin of Chesterfield have, in the last six years, taken the plunge to plant about 60 ...

Malabar chestnut trees have many names and many uses. They are very adaptable plants that have traditionally been cultivated in several styles and sizes and are well suited to tropical climates like ...

As delicious as fresh chestnuts are, there’s no denying that preparing them can be a real pain in the neck. The shell comes off with no problem — it’s thin and pliable. It’s the skin underneath that’s ...

Don't forget to score your chestnut shells before you roast them or they could explode. You can also add flavorings like ...

Water chestnuts, a crunchy and versatile vegetable, offer nutritional benefits but require caution for some. Diabetics, those ...

Chances are your open fire’s a Wolf dual-fuel oven and it’s your schnauzer that’s nipping at your heels, but who’s judging? It’s the holidays, so get those chestnuts roasting. It’s no accident that ...