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Recipes

Recipe: Walnut ‘sausage’ rolls

Thank you to Madeleine, who came along to our open weekend and shared with us this exquisite recipe for vegetarian walnut ‘sausage’ rolls. These were a hit with our whole family – kids and meat-lovers included! They are super-simple to make, hold together really well and are surprisingly filling. And incredibly yummy! Well worth a […]

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Coaldale open weekend goes nuts

A huge thank you to all the people who came along to our open weekend on 8-9 May – together you collected around 1300kg of walnuts from the orchard! We loved meeting everyone, talking walnuts all weekend and hearing some new recipes we can’t wait to try. If you missed out, we now have in-shell

Two walnuts on a tree. One still has the green husk around it and the other's husk is peeling off, showing the perfect walnut shell inside.
Orchard

Harvest 2021 wrap up

We have just finished our harvest for this season and the nuts are looking great. When we harvest we do several passes through our 1,500-tree orchard with our little harvester, collecting the nuts that have fallen naturally to the ground. We then wash the nuts, remove any green husks that are still attached, do a

Two cupped hands holding walnuts in the shell
Events

Coaldale Walnuts farm open weekend 8-9 May 2021

Come and pick your own fresh walnuts from our orchard and enjoy a lovely autumn day on the farm in the picturesque Coal Valley. Open Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May, 10am-4pm. Bring a basket or bucket for collecting nuts and a picnic if you like – there’s plenty of room for kids to run

A bottle of nocino displayed on its side. The gold label reads 'Occio! Nocino' and the words 'New release' appear alongside the bottle.
Products

Coaldale Walnuts feature in new-release nocino

Now you can also drink Coaldale walnuts! Stefano Lubiana Wines has just released their Occio! Nocino. This Italian liqueur has been made from our Coaldale green walnuts steeped in grape spirit. We love working with other local brands and it’s been great to see our walnuts transformed into something completely different. We visited the winery

Two cupped hands holding walnuts in the shell
Events, Orchard

No Coaldale Walnuts Farm Open Day in 2020

We’re sad to say we won’t be able to have our annual farm open day this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We did consider going ahead with strict social distancing measures in place, but the latest government restrictions mean it’s just not possible. And the last thing we want to do is to put

Recipes

Recipe: Chunky date and walnut biscuits

These chunky , cookie-like biscuits have been so popular that we’ve had several requests for the recipe. So here it is: Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped dates 125g butter 1 egg 1 cup wholemeal flour 1/4 cup self raising flour 2 tbs brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder 3/4 cup chopped walnuts Method:Preheat oven to 160

Orchard

Springtime in the orchard

Everything is coming to life in the Coaldale Walnuts orchard as the trees finally come out of their winter dormancy and put on a beautiful show of spring growth. Here are some photos – from afar the trees still don’t look very impressive but closer up you can see the lovely coppery new foliage and

Coaldale walnuts granola
Recipes

Make your own Coaldale Walnuts granola

Our walnut granola is so popular we thought we’d share the recipe so you can make your own granola at home. It’s delicious as a breakfast cereal, or as a topping for fruit and yoghurt or dessert. Enjoy! Coaldale Walnut Granola recipeIngredients:4 cups rolled oats2 cups Coaldale walnut kernel pieces3 tablespoons pepitas (pumpkin seeds)5 tablespoons

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