The 2018 award season has seen Coaldale Walnuts bring home seven medals out of six categories entered … yes you read that right! In addition to medals for our pickled walnuts (two gold and one bronze) and fresh kernel (two gold and one silver), we were lucky enough to win an extra gold medal at […]
For all those people who have been enquiring about fresh walnuts – YES, they are back in stock. We commenced harvesting two weeks ago and should continue for another two weeks. We have been washing, drying and grading the nuts so they are ready to eat and they will stay fresh in shell for at
We entered our walnut kernel and pickled walnuts in the National Food Awards in Melbourne last month we are thrilled to announce that have won gold for both! The judges gave the pickled walnuts 98 points out of 100 and commented: “Excellent pickled walnuts. Very well balanced and delicious pickling liquor subtly flavouring the fruit; very
Online orders are suspended from 11/7/2017 to 6/8/2017 while we are away on leave. We apologise for any inconvenience but we cannot fill orders when we are away. You may order as per usual but your money will sit there with no action until we return. Alternatively, please place your order after 6/8/2017. Thank you
We have nearly finished commissioning our new cracking line and we have been very pleased with the quality of the kernel coming out. It should be fully operational within the week. However we are selling kernel now. Feel free to order online.
The weather was fine, especially on Saturday and people came out to pick their walnuts with great enthusiasm. Some of Jane’s workmates were really into the spirit of the day! (Sorry about the lack of colour – not my photos.)
Coaldale Walnuts is further moving into value-adding with the recent purchase of a sophisticated cracking line from AMB Rousset in France. We will commence setting up and commissioning the new line in our purpose-built cracking room during the second half of May, as soon as we complete harvesting. The new line comprises 5 machines which
We are opening our orchard to the public on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May and invite you to pick your own walnuts at half price (i.e., $5/kg) This is a great opportunity for the family to have fun picking a healthy product in the countryside and learn something from the farmer about how walnuts
It’s been a great season and we have nearly finished bringing in a very good crop. Nuts are larger than last year, flavour is great and we have probably gone close to tripling what we harvested last year (not a great year, though, with the drought). We have a new grading machine imported from
We have reached that stage in the season when our supply of fresh nuts has run out. We will not have any fresh nuts now until our next harvest in April/May 2017. Please contact us then for any orders for fresh nuts and kernel. We still have plentiful supplies of pickled walnuts.
