Chestnut Harvest 2017

The chestnut harvest this year began about 10 days early.  However, we are about caught up and will continue harvesting for the next 3 weeks, with the bulk of the harvest in the next 2 weeks. Harvesting is done with equipment and manually.  Here are a few photos:

This step in the process separates the husks from the nuts before they are cleaned, dried and refrigerated.