View from behind a family walking down a grassy slope towards an orchard.
Events

New: book a farm tour online

Tours of our orchard and walnut processing facility can now be booked using our brand-new online booking system, with new tour dates added. Now individuals and small groups won’t miss out (we previously had a minimum group size for tour bookings).  If you do have a group of 5 or more and you want to book […]

A dish of black-coloured pickled walnuts with the Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards 2023 gold meal logo.
Awards, Products

Coaldale pickled walnuts win gold in 2023

We were thrilled recently when our pickled walnuts won a gold medal at the 2023 Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards, with the judges noting the product is a “standout example of Tassie excellence”. We even managed to back it up with a silver medal at the 2023 Sydney Royal Fine Food Awards. It’s an involved process to

A wedge of chocolate cake on a plate on an outside table.
Recipes

Walnut, Date and Chocolate Meringue Cake

A favourite dessert in our family and so easy to make. Ingredients Method Preheat the oven to 180C. Lightly grease and line the base and sides of a 22cm springform pan. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually add the sugar and beat until glossy and thick. Fold in the walnuts, dates and

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Low yield means walnut shortage in 2023

Unfortunately the very wet conditions during spring 2022 severely impacted our crop, resulting in a very poor harvest in May 2023. Our trees suffered from a combination of waterlogging and excessive walnut blight, bacteria which thrives in wet weather, infecting the fruit as it forms. We sold out of in-shell walnuts within a month of

Four people walk along a farm track, as seen from behind. There is a walnut orchard to their left and a pond to their right. The sun is shining in the sky.
Events

Coaldale Walnuts open farm 5-7 May 2023

Come and pick your own fresh walnuts from our orchard and enjoy a lovely autumn day on the farm in the picturesque Coal Valley. Friday 5, Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May: 10am to 4pm … rain, hail or shine! 321 Prossers Rd, Richmond, Tasmania For the first time, in 2023 you will need to

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Four new medals for Coaldale Walnuts

We’re proud to have added four new medals to our tally during the 2022 food awards season: Royal Tasmanian Fine Food Awards GOLD – pickled walnutsBRONZE – walnut kernel Sydney Royal Fine Food Show GOLD – walnut kernelBRONZE – pickled walnuts

Four people walk along a farm track, as seen from behind. There is a walnut orchard to their left and a pond to their right. The sun is shining in the sky.
Events

Coaldale Walnuts open farm 6-8 May 2022

Come and pick your own fresh walnuts from our orchard and enjoy a lovely autumn day on the farm in the picturesque Coal Valley. Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May: 10am to 4pm … rain, hail or shine! 321 Prossers Rd, Richmond, Tasmania Bring a basket or bucket for collecting nuts and a

Two hands cupped, full of walnuts in the shell
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New-season walnuts available mid-May

We’re getting lots of enquiries already about new-season walnuts – it’s great to know that everyone is looking forward to fresh walnuts as much as we are! We’ll harvest from early April through to early May, so we should have new-season walnuts dried, graded and available for sale from mid-May. You will be able to

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Seconds walnuts available for parrot food

Looking for a nutritious treat for your parrots? The very small walnuts that are too fiddly to open (even our cracking machine doesn’t like them much) are perfect for birds. This is also a way we save the small nuts from going to waste. According to Pet Keen, the high protein in walnuts makes them

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