This year we are offering a limited quantity of African Geese for sale! Goose meat is exceptionally rich and flavorful and makes a highly memorable meal for your holiday feast. We will be slaughtering birds on our farm using clean, human processing equipment in early December.* Our birds have been slowly and humanely raised inContinue reading “we’ve got your holiday goose!”
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fall nut festivals
three special opportunities to find us (and our hazelnuts) this fall! Saturday, October 11 We’ll be sharing and selling in-shell hazelnuts at Big River Chestnut‘s 5th annual Chestnut Festival at the home farm on River Road in Sunderland, MA! Big River Chestnuts recently received new grant funded nut processing equipment and is working to buildContinue reading “fall nut festivals”
2025 hazelnut harvest days
It’s nuts out here! Have you ever picked a fresh hazelnut? It’s nuts! Come help us bring in the harvest and see what’s been going on at the nut farm this year. It’s our favorite season and we need help to bring in the harvest and keep the momentum going to bring locally grownContinue reading “2025 hazelnut harvest days”
interview with savanna institute
Last fall, Sven Pihl of the Savanna Institute came to visit Nutwood Farm to talk to us about our agroforestry work, land management practices, and our relationship to land. His interview was recently featured on the Perennial AF podcast! The conversation was brief and wide ranging but features some of our favorite talking points aboutContinue reading “interview with savanna institute”
NOFA/Mass agroforestry tour
Saturday, July 13th, 2024, 2-5pm Get your tickets here! Event Details Are you excited about the possibility of growing climate resilient tree crops for our local food system? Do you have dreams of a perennial, climate resilient, dynamic agroforestry farm, but are struggling to take the steps to put your aspirations into action? Join NutwoodContinue reading “NOFA/Mass agroforestry tour”
nut cracking adventures in NY
We’ve finally cracked the nut! Thanks to the brilliant work by the New York Tree Crop Alliance (NYTCA) and support from the MA Franklin County CDC and the MA Agricultural Innovation Fund, we’ve taken our first steps to explore commercial hazelnut viability in the Northeast and process our nut crops to enjoy the kernels ofContinue reading “nut cracking adventures in NY”
got nuts? the story
When we first planted hundreds of seed-grown select hybrid hazelnuts from Mark Shephard’s inspiring nursery, Forest Ag Enterprises, in 2016, we were sure that the Eastern hazelnut revolution was about to explode. In a few short years, everyone would be planting hundreds, if not thousands, of hybrid hazelnuts on their farms and field edges, swiftlyContinue reading “got nuts? the story”
agroforestry field day
Nutwood Farm was excited to participate in the first Massachusetts Agroforestry Field Day organized by the Service Forestry Program at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The Service Forestry program assists landowners to make educated decisions about managing their woodlots and provides technical expertise, services and educational programs. This event was geared towards serviceContinue reading “agroforestry field day”
it’s nuts out here!
September 2022 It’s nuts out here! Come help us bring in the harvest and see what’s been going on at the nut farm this year. It’s our favorite season and we’d love to share it with you! Friday, September 9th, 2-5PMSaturday, September 10th, 10AM-1PM & 2-5PMSunday, September 11th, 10AM-1PM & 2-5PMRSVP HERE Please email usContinue reading “it’s nuts out here!”
hazelnut work offering
Nutwood Farm | Cummington, MA Nut Farm Internship Opportunity: Hazelnut Harvesting and Processing Intensive Fall 2021 Dates: September 1 – October 15, 2021 (minimum commitment is 3 weeks) Accommodations: Camping Food: Provided (can accommodate most diets) Stipend: $75/week or $500 for 6 weeks Nutwood Farm seeks 1 or 2 interns this fall for a 3-6Continue reading “hazelnut work offering”