How to Harvest and Profit From Your backyard Walnuts| Black Walnuts

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I live in small town Missouri on a small farm. We are heavy laden with black walnuts this year. We spent one whole day of harvesting all the black walnuts around our house. The next day we took our black walnuts to be de husked, and walked away with a check!
It was such a great experience. And I am high in the fact that we not only used up our resources but made some extra money as well!
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@hronbp1 7 ай бұрын

WONDERFUL video on harvesting black walnuts!!! Believe it or not, my husband had producing black walnut trees on their farm in mid-NORTHERN MINNESOTA!!! The trees are rare here, but, once established, they thrive!!!!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 7 ай бұрын

That's so cool! It sure is cold up there!

@ReichStrike 7 ай бұрын

This video of getting your kids involved to gather and sell black walnuts to Hammons is excellent. You don't earn much money... but you have so many other benefits from it... like taking advantage of what nature provides and having a fun day outdoors collecting nuts. And the money is a nice bonus... to buy a special treat; celebrating your hard work, or use to buy holiday gifts, ect. It is free money left on the ground for the taking.

@thatonegirlelaine 7 ай бұрын

Someone in my county posted that they had free black walnuts just for the taking. I brought 4 5-gallon buckets thinking that was too much; I didn't even make a dent. Anyway, I'm going to make a black walnut tincture, an extract, an oil extract, and some black walnut ice cream which was my favorite as a kid. So excited to get cracking on this adventure!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 7 ай бұрын

You go girl! Sounds delicious!

@baalamo Жыл бұрын

That company is such a good find to help with processing walnuts! Love how resourceful you are. Awesome video!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome Жыл бұрын

So happy you found it helpful! That's the goal. Thanks for watching!

@4seasonsTrucker 8 ай бұрын

Glad I stumbled on your video. I found a place 5 miles from where I work that will buy the black walnuts. I have 6 large trees here and never knew what to do with them. Cheers dear! 🍻

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! I'm so glad!

@HILLBILLYSFIREWOOD 7 ай бұрын

Walnuts payed for Thanksgiving dinner. Can't beat that.

@nphrandom 7 ай бұрын

I moved in to a new house last week, this week I realized there is a black walnut tree and yard was full... today I hand husked two huge totes and have another tomorrow then triple washed and rattled ready for a clean brushing tomorrow night. The husks I'm steeping as going to use for wood stains in this 20s home and seeing as no locations anywhere near me in this state I will have to make my own husker setup now I have a yearly harvest... I actually personally cant stand nuts of any type but looks like humans will be getting bags of nuts randomly for gifts.

@EC6-USA 8 ай бұрын

So, you're saying you found a way to keep the kids engaged, working, happy, AND someone paid you for it? That doesn't sound like a loss.....

@Smiley810Jay 7 ай бұрын

I feel the same about using the land as it is and helping bring back natural environments So much natural beauty destroyed by concrete Thanks for your video 🎉

@fotonmom 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! I'm foraging for the first time..have had these trees on the land forever. Always considered them a nuisance. And there is a listing about 15 miles from me. So I am happy to gather up and sell. Thanks for the info!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Oh good! I'm so glad!

@aldralee 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this resource!

@merialbuckwalter2901 Жыл бұрын

How amazing is that. !!!

@shonenman732 8 ай бұрын

Currently trying to figure out more things to do with the fruit itself. Seems it can be used safely, at least in the same way you can use cashew apples. Jury is still out, if it can be eaten raw like almond fruits. But, at the very least you can make syrup, cheung, or alcoholic drinks. I def love that the I'm on the same wavelength of the vid creator, cuz in my area, I've seen bushels of these things ran over on the road and always thought our tennis team was just awful (they look like tennis balls). It wasn't till I picked one up and it stained my hands, that I realized it was something else and till this year that I learned these were walnuts 🫠 the fact there's no local collection service, while nuts are so expensive... like what are we doing? Lol

@LettiesLife 8 ай бұрын

Loved this video. I never knew, they’re all through my property. So informative. You’re beautiful 😊💜🦋💜

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! Thank you so much, your so sweet!

@Hobbsthetiger 7 ай бұрын

Hammons pays $16 per 100lbs after they’re husked by them. I’ve found a 5 gallon buckets holds 24 lbs of unhusked walnuts on average, a walnut husk on average is 44% of the weight of the walnut. So roughly 10 five gallon buckets will get you $16

@Hobbsthetiger 7 ай бұрын

If anyone was interesting in my price breakdown and experience so far without gas/labor costs.

@madhousediy5050 7 ай бұрын

Loving that old Super 10 putting in the work 💪

@zaneseligman1313 7 ай бұрын

I actually looked up the video to see how people were picking them up.. answered✅

@audrabehling1356 Жыл бұрын

So cool!!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome Жыл бұрын

thanks Audra!

@bold58 7 ай бұрын

Great presentation !! Also the presenter is talented and charming !

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! THANK YOU!

@markscarupa4713 7 ай бұрын

Great, thx

@David-12322 8 ай бұрын

I stained a shelf with black walnut hulls without gloves...,my hands were jet black for months😂🤣

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

😂

@burdenofproofreading 8 ай бұрын

Oh no! I just picked up a few yesterday and pulled the husk off... now my hands look like a mechanic and it's not coming off. 😂😂😂

@garywolf1893 7 ай бұрын

Been there 😂

@GirlCarpenter 8 ай бұрын

We have tons of walnuts every year! I used the Hammons and found a location close to me in IN. I’ll be gathering Walnuts soon and reaching out to them. Thank you!!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad this was helpful!

@psmoser2274 8 ай бұрын

Where did you find the walnut huskier in Indiana what town thanks

@GirlCarpenter 8 ай бұрын

They’re paying $16 per 100 lbs so it’s not worth it for me. I just hulled some under foot and used a broom handle to knock the messy walnuts into an old fish net. Dumped them into a bucket of water and ran a drywall mud mixing tool to agitate them. Changed the water twice, and that was good enough. Got a big bag drying now and tons more on the ground if I want to do more soon. If you search ‘Hammons black walnut buying locations’ you’ll find a website where you can enter your zip code. I think there were 4? Atlanta, IN was one if I recall. Hope this helps.

@bobinmissouri 7 ай бұрын

@@GirlCarpenter it reall don't take long to get a 100 pounds 3 years ago I picked up just over 10.550 pounds and thats after they are husked did in a month

@waltobringer2928 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@joesmith7427 8 ай бұрын

Lots of flavor in blk walnuts!! Lots!! I like hazelnuts, so do the hogs,and so the meat tastes great!

@yourlocalscribe948 8 ай бұрын

cant believe you waste them giving them to pigs!

@427Ron 5 ай бұрын

That was a great video. I would like to purchase one of those tools

@countrycreekclips4749 8 ай бұрын

Hello over here on Walnut ridge southern Missouri I use a spreader that releases the walnuts into a tall trash can one pick up only,.. done. Then dolly cans to trailer to sell to Hammonds.500+ lbs ok take care.

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome! Thanks!

@Run4Ever77 29 күн бұрын

Hi! This is the first video of yours I've watched, and it was great. Thanks for posting! A suggestion if you want to give the kids another avenue to explore the black walnuts: I just looked on Ebay and people are selling the black walnuts in the shell (dehusked) for anywhere from $7-18 per pound on Ebay. Might be a good way in the next few years to give them a taste of entrepreneurship. I'm curious - how much did it cost you for Hammonds to dehusk that bag of walnuts you brought home? Just curious, since the article I read mentioned they would do it, but didn't mention the fee they charge. Thanks again!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the idea! I can't remember how much they paid per pound, but it wasn't much.

@frankmcmahon5820 5 ай бұрын

They also produce a delicious syrup they dont run as well as the maples but the taste is excellent i get a couple gallons a year

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 4 ай бұрын

We have tried that too. It is really good

@bobinmissouri 7 ай бұрын

I have been selling to Hammons for many years back whe they were 10 dollars a 100 pounds this year they were 16 dollars a 100 pounds wasn't able to do it this year

@dhuze66 6 ай бұрын

I pick up and process 2-5 gal buckets every year or so. There is no way I'd do much more than that. And there is no place around here to sell them.

@garywolf1893 7 ай бұрын

Just curious if you know what they do with all the removed husk. I’m sure some could go into making stains. I sure hope that none of it ends up in compost. That would be the death of anything planted in it.

@michaelgusovsky 7 ай бұрын

hammons pays $16 per 100lbs, or $0.16 per lb, but that's after removing the hulls. even if they lose 50% of the weight shelling them (i'm guessing), they're still only paying $0.32 per lb for the walnut meat. hammons shelled black walnuts sells on amazon for ~$15/lb shipped but when you consider shipping cost and amazon's cut is probably ~$5 of that, it's $10/lb cleared. from $.32 to $10/lb is still 30x markup, leaves plenty of room for profit, even after labor and equipment and marketing. not a bad business.

@rebeccacampbell8020 Жыл бұрын

I’d like to see the video where you crack the walnuts.

@jenilee.thepioneerhome Жыл бұрын

great suggestion! coming soon!

@ziayankee1407 8 ай бұрын

Sorry late question here. Can you gather nuts on ground from the previous year??? Or is it best to rake away the old nuts before this seasons nuts hit the ground? Thanks a bunc

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Hmm that's a good question. I would Crack one open and see how it tastes. Good luck!!

@SunriseLAW 7 ай бұрын

Answers to your questions: Yes, but stuff sitting on the ground for a year tends to be subprime. Yes/no. It might be best to ignore last year's nuts and focus on this year's nuts.

@snotnose2152 8 ай бұрын

My walnuts go from green to mush real quick.

@yourlocalscribe948 8 ай бұрын

thats what yay want... they are easier to deskill just put them in a cement mixer or a classifier + pressure washer / house set up and you got a lot of clean black walnuts!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Yes the outer bit comes right off.

@francesnance9110 8 ай бұрын

The music is too loud; can barely hear you. Otherwise, love the video - thank you!!!!

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@justinap.4600 8 ай бұрын

I just though what that walnuts but not think about it, I dont think about that. shoud i pick walnuts up keep put bags and we all clean throw trash 😬 for nothing few day ago oops. I should keep give my mom want all my own house have big till the tree black walnuts. I will take pick black walnuts keep it and next time again❤

@thebronxchix107 Жыл бұрын

I make a salve out❤ of them and it is good for ringworms-acne-athletes foot

@jenilee.thepioneerhome Жыл бұрын

You make the slave out of the flesh of the walnut? That sounds amazing

@sherrym5556 11 ай бұрын

@@jenilee.thepioneerhome not slaves..lol Girl!

@kathysarmcandy1992 7 ай бұрын

Any idea what they'd pay if you brought them already hulled?

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 7 ай бұрын

I don't think they negotiate prices.

@SunriseLAW 7 ай бұрын

A person brings nuts to Hammons with the hulls still on them. They run them thru their machine. A person gets paid for the result. So, you would get the same $ if you brought them hulled nuts but..... I doubt they would buy hulled nuts because they would have no easy way to know how old they are and how they were stored.

@danherrmann8755 8 ай бұрын

You make it look easy. How do you know these walnuts are good. White magnets are in the hulls when green. This larva has to get back into the ground. For next years Webb worms in the trees. Later.

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 8 ай бұрын

That shell is the toughest nut shell I've ever cracked into. The larvea find their way back into the ground. And you are bound to break an ankle with thousands of golf ball sized nuts in your lawn. Best to clean them up!

@danherrmann8755 8 ай бұрын

I rake the walnuts to get her. By hand. Take the hulls of with a corn scheller. Wash and tumble. Air dry in haveheart trap. Keep squirrels. From robbing them. Crack when needed. Hulls go to trash can. Ship to the dump . This stops incests from coming back next year. Web worms. You have to break the cycle of the maggot worm. Pears 🍐 work the same way. Do not put in compost pile. You will double your incest troubles. Clean up. Mess in yard. In 3 years you will have a better. Pear to can. Walnuts are the same way. No spraying. Using chemicals. Later.

@rcmann55 9 ай бұрын

Cracking the walnuts and getting the meat out was almost impossible for me.

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 9 ай бұрын

Yes! I know the struggle!

@garywolf1893 7 ай бұрын

Hammer time is the only way it works for me

@govols1995 7 ай бұрын

Bench vice works for me. There are also lever action nut crackers you can get that work for black walnuts.

@StephenMarks-yn1js 7 ай бұрын

I think you got hosed

@rachelmiller1928 10 ай бұрын

Can we order from you?

@jenilee.thepioneerhome 10 ай бұрын

Sorry I don't sell. But that is a good idea.

@TamponTea 7 ай бұрын

i have black walnuts for sale you you want there nice and clean

@larryriddle4474 8 ай бұрын

How much does the Hammonds company pay for the walnuts?

@Hobbsthetiger 7 ай бұрын

$16 per 100lbs after they’re husked by them. I’ve found a 5 gallon buckets holds 24 lbs on average, a husked walnut on average is 44% of the weight of the walnut. So roughly 10 five gallon buckets will get you $16

@robertcolyott2444 7 ай бұрын

Half a pickup truck bead.....is 150 lbs after being hulled......$24.

@2olvets443 8 ай бұрын

A little over a hundred for 700 lbs is IMO getting robbed. They will sell them at a huge profit being they are not English Walnuts, and they are organic.

@dan27052 7 ай бұрын

That’s not a bad price, considering that picking them up is the easy part. These have a husk, and a shell before you get to the meat. The outer husk stains everything it touches green, and isn’t the easiest thing to remove, and the inner shell is one of the hardest to crack. The final product is probably less meat than a pecan

@2olvets443 7 ай бұрын

@@dan27052 Hulls are not as difficult to remove as you seem to be leaning towards. The shell while is a "hard" one if dried out enough they are not that bad to crack either. As for the amount of meat, I've never paid attention against a pecan.

@dan27052 7 ай бұрын

@@2olvets443 Ok, then I have a business idea for you. You could give her double for her load, then shell and crack them, and probably still make a good amount on them? You seem to have the knack for it better then anyone else I know, might be you niche’.