Two-Hour Private Chestnut Orchard Strategy Tour

Private Chestnut Farm Tour – EBB Farms powered by United Chestnuts isn’t a pumpkin patch photo-op — it’s a two-hour, on-the-ground look at how we actually run a working chestnut orchard. Start strong. Grow smart.

Before you show up, we’ll send you a detailed questionnaire. It’ll get you thinking about your land, your goals, and what you really want out of chestnuts so we can skip the fluffy overview and dive straight into what matters for your place.

You’ll walk the rows with us (Brad and Melanie), walk through orchards in various stages of growth, see what’s working, what’s experimental, and what we’d absolutely not repeat. We’ll talk through why we planted what we planted, where we messed up, and how we’re adjusting as we go. Think “friend showing you their operation and opening the books,” not “formal tour with a script.”

What You’ll See and Learn on Our Private Chestnut Farm Tour

• Producing trees, baby trees, and the nursery — how we actually lay things out when the weather, the soil, and the budget all have opinions.

• Seedlings vs. grafted trees in real life, with real talk about cost, time, and how patient you actually are.

• Our Year 1, Year 5, and beyond story: the wins, the faceplants, and the stuff nobody tells you when they’re trying to sell you trees.

• How we’re trying to make chestnuts pay: nuts, trees, experiments with value-added, and why we’re building this as part of a bigger chestnut movement.

• How chestnuts fit into the rest of the farm — wildlife, soil, other crops — so the orchard is part of a whole system, not an island.

What You’ll Take Home

• A down-to-earth picture of what it takes to do this for real, not just for Instagram.

• A rough idea of what a five-acre planting might cost, what it might earn, and how long you’re playing the long game.

• A simple “here’s what to focus on first, second, and third” so you’re not stuck in research mode forever.

• Layout ideas and spacing options we’ve tried (or watched other growers try) so you can steal the good stuff and dodge the bad.

• Our best “wish we’d known this earlier” list on trees, soils, water, critters, and mindset.

• A feel for where chestnuts are headed and how you might carve out your own lane instead of just copying someone else.

Who This Private Chestnut Farm Tour Is For

• Folks who are chestnut-curious and want to see how one real farm is doing it, up close.

• New or almost-new growers who want to sanity-check their plan with people already in the trenches.

• People who care about perennials, soil, and doing ag differently — and want a crop that matches that energy.

• Farmers looking to convert traditional crop ground into nut production and want to see what that actually looks like on the ground.

• Families who want to get out of the city, walk real orchards, and spend a couple of hours together in a place that smells like trees instead of traffic.

If you want the “this is how we actually do it here” version of chestnut farming, this private chestnut farm tour at EBB Farms powered by United Chestnuts is where we lay it out and help you figure out what your next move could be.