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Fall is here, and our favorite way to fuel up for our upcoming 2025 harvest? Fresh, crunchy, nutty salads. This wholesome meal is a literal workout for your face. ;) This one’s got it all: shave…

The 2024 walnut harvest has wrapped up, and what a season it’s been! With clear blue skies gracing us every day, and led by our dad, Corky, shown below hard at work. An 80-year-old farmer whose love f…

We love experimenting with our raw organic walnuts. It happens more than we probably realize because we pretty much throw them into anything we make. Sometimes, we come across a combination which…

Valerie, one of our long time customers just shared this recipe and bake with us today. We're wasting no time in getting this deliciousness to you. As we're currently all at home going bananas. Get it…

As CORKY'S NUTS is a somewhat seasonal company with a very special seasonal product offering (you know, those famous organic walnuts), when October rolls around, not only are we consumed with preparin…

With last month's fire consuming the hills in our little valley, along with the normal summer heat which continues to make life a little slower, we've certainly been low key around here. Our meals hav…

You may or may not have noticed we like to experiment with our walnuts and oil. The other evening we made a lovely cucumber salad using just a few ingredients. It's a great addition to any summer meal…

Every once in a while we come across individuals in our arena who blow us away. Clean Living Guide is one of them. In Kinga's blog, she shares tips on cooking, healthy eating, food insights and j…

If you've ever wondered how we get our fresh organic walnuts off the trees and into your mailbox, this little video should be very helpful in answering that inquisitive voice in your head. Enjoy!…

One of our customers shared with us an incredibly moist and sugar-free banana bread recipe using CORKY'S NUTS. We're wasting no time sharing it with you. INGREDIENTS:1.5 C unbleached flour1 tsp b…

If you haven't already noticed, we can be little rogue with our nuts in crafting recipes. We take risks. We throw them in just about every meal we make, and we love to experiment. Our fridge is packed…

Fall is a very busy time as we prepare for our annual walnut harvest. We're also getting everything prepared to package and ship out these fresh, delicious beauties to all of our CORKY'S NUTS fans! Th…

There is a big taste disparity between a fresh walnut and a walnut which has been sitting around for a while (like 1-2 years). For those of you who have been enjoying our fresh organic walnuts, y…

Most people know about walnuts and how they're used and enjoyed. Throughout the year, we love hearing about how people have been using their stash of CORKY'S NUTS: sprinkled over salads, folde…

Chocolate. It never gets old. Well, it can get old if you leave it out, and then it's more stale than old. Nobody wants stale chocolate (or nuts for that matter). What we want are fresh chocolate co…

We're big fans of oatmeal around here. Steel cut oats are our go-to for almost any batch we make. We're also big fans of keeping things simple. For this recipe, we used frozen organic blueberries, org…

We started selling CORKY'S NUTS directly to the public in the fall of 2015. From the early 80's until now, all of our walnuts went to a wholesale distributor. This can be a really great thing for most…

Who doesn't love a good pesto? We don't know about you, but we find a lot of the time, pesto can be made up of more oil and basil, than nuts. Pesto is commonly known to be made with pine nuts. Obvious…