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How To Cook With Chestnuts: Chestnut Mole Enchiladas with Venison Chili
From the United Chestnuts Test Kitchen Chestnut Chef Melanie Jones serves up a bold re-imagining of enchiladas — slow-cooked venison chili wrapped in corn tortillas and drenched in a smoky, silky chestnut red mole. A perfect dish for those who have some extra venison on hand but can easily be made with beef or your…
How To Cook With Chestnuts: Slow-Cooked Pork Ribs with Greens & Chestnuts
United Chestnuts Test Kitchen with Melanie Jones As we focus on how to cook with chestnuts, nothing reminds us of fall more than the smell of something slow-cooked and soulful filling the kitchen. This recipe brings together country pork ribs from our friends at Pick n Grin Farms, tender turnips greens, and roasted chestnuts from…
How To Cook With Chestnuts: Creamy Chestnut & Squash Soup
How To Cook With Chestnuts – United Chestnuts Test Kitchen We’re on a mission to re-educate Americans on how to cook with chestnuts. To grow this movement, we must change how people see chestnuts—an ingredient worthy of everyday meals, not just the holidays. Some recipes simply feel like fall, and this creamy chestnut and squash…
Growing Together: Building the Future of the Chestnut Industry with CGA
There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the chestnut industry. Honestly it’s so true! Across the country, new orchards are being planted, demand is rising, and the number of people asking “How do I get started?” grows every season. As both a grower, a marketeer and now Vice President of Growth…
How to Cook With Chestnuts: Ginger-Shrimp Stir-Fry with Chestnuts, Mushrooms & Sriracha Glaze
From the United Chestnuts Test Kitchen | Cooking with Chestnuts Chinatown Boston – as a girl little did I know chestnuts were a prime ingredient in Asian cooking and how my journey would intersect with them. All the more reason we are working to change how American’s see chestnuts. When I was 12, growing up…
How to Cook with Chestnuts: Kentucky Braised Chicken with Cider
This recipe is part of the United Chestnuts Test Kitchen, our ongoing series exploring how to cook with fresh chestnuts through real recipes, seasonal ingredients, and orchard-grown stories. Sometimes creating a new recipe with fresh chestnuts starts with a gift. When our friend and customer Joe traveled from New York to Kentucky to pick up…
Why More Retirees Are Planting Chestnut Trees
Ideas to create long-term impact, family legacy and income in your 60s and beyond. What do you want your land—and your legacy—to look like 10 years from now? If you’re approaching retirement and asking bigger questions about meaning, money, and what comes next, you’re not alone. Across the country, more people in their 60s are…
What’s Next for Chestnut Growers of America? A Conversation with Roger Blackwell
A Full-Circle Moment There’s something powerful about coming full circle. Roger Blackwell was one of the very first guests on Branching Out: Growing Together nearly three years ago. So much has changed in the chestnut industry since then that it felt like the perfect time to reconnect. When we met at the Chestnut Growers of…
Why I Left My Dream Job at a Berkshire Hathaway Company—for Chestnuts
Yup. I did it. Why did I leave my dream job at a Berkshire Hathaway company for chestnuts? Passion + vision I guess. During a panel at the Chestnut Growers of America / Northern Nut Growers conference, someone asked me: “You’re leaving a corporate dream job to work in the chestnut community?” My answer? “Um,…
What the Heck Is SEO (And Why Should Chestnut Growers Care)?
Keeping up with the fast-paced world of marketing can feel like learning a foreign language. SEO, AEO, GEO, AI… It’s enough to make your head spin—especially if you’re more comfortable in an orchard than on Instagram. Melanie Jones of United Chestnuts had the opportunity to speak on a panel at the 2025 Chestnut Growers of…
Greg Miller at Route 9 Cooperative – Field Notes From The Farm
A Cooperative Built on Legacy and Innovation Our Field Notes visit to Route 9 Cooperative gave us a firsthand look at one of the most influential chestnut operations in the United States. Founded by Greg Miller, a pioneer who helped shape the future of chestnut farming, Route 9 blends legacy with innovation to empower growers…
How to Cook With Chestnuts: Venison Stew
This recipe is part of the United Chestnuts Test Kitchen, our ongoing series exploring how to cook with fresh chestnuts through real recipes, seasonal ingredients, and orchard-grown stories. If you’ve ever wondered how to cook chestnuts—beyond roasting them over an open fire—you’re not alone. These sweet, starchy nuts are one of fall’s most underrated ingredients. But once you…