How Peanuts Are Grown, Harvested and Roasted in Virginia

From the farm to the ballpark Virginia Peanuts are the best in the world. Learn how Virginia Peanuts are grown, harvested and roasted in Wakefield Virginia.
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[@thomasmanning829]

I was a peanut grader in SE Virginia in the 1970s. Peanuts are a truly wonderful food! And American peanuts are certainly among the very best.

[@thomasmanning829]

@@cattnipp Beats me. It was 1976.

[@michael7423]

Not just American but Virginia peanuts are tops in my book!

[@thomasmanning829]

@@michael7423 Mine too!

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

I Grew my first crop of Virginia variety peanuts this year in Cumberland County near the Appomattox river basin where the soil is close to sandy loam and i did pretty good considering the soil composition and lack of first year minerals etc,. that i needed. My "Nuts" were rather large and often triple hulled and came out with a rich full flavor and roasted very nicely and also made a wonderful Peanut soup and also a Peanut Pie for the Holidays. I fertilized my first year crop with 10 year old Composted Cow manure to jump start the process for next years crop also. We hauled in over 1000 yards of Composted manure and will switch over next year to conventional fertilizer mixtures.

[@wody738]

I’m 68 and when I was in middle school my uncle planted peanuts for several years after I met him until he passed away. He farmed with a mule. The peanuts would be harvested and piled up in “shocks” he called them. The shocks woulddry in the field. The vines went to his cattle that roamed free range back then. The peanuts were sold, traded for pecans and such. The rest would be eaten by the family and they were parched and eaten or my aunt would make them into a pie, kind of like a pecan pie. Very tasty. I remember him saying they were Spanish peanuts.

[@CodgerFinn]

You didn’t say anything about boiled peanuts. Virginians like those, too, don’t they?

[@diegofortuna3923]

Cacahuate in Nahuatl cultivated for tens of thousands of years. Ther's nothing Spanish about peanuts.

[@riley6740]

@@CodgerFinn Hawaiians too. I make them as well.

[@bardinbuildersinc4289]

Interesting.

[@diegofortuna3923]

@@BigRW if you know your Spanish you would know cacahuate is not a Spanish and let's simply leave it at that, because it's apparent that we will go and on by the simple fact that you didn't comprehend or intent to invalidate that word is Nahuatl and so on.

[@ethanz3837]

These Farmers are the givers of the world. Such selflessness. And as proof, look at peanut prices. They’ve been by far the cheapest nut in any form for years. And they’re healthier than sunflower seeds.

[@joonamikkola7800]

Growing peanut here in Africa, a beautiful video, thanks for the producers.

[@michael7423]

A dear Virginian friend sent me a two pound can of Virginia peanuts for a Christmas gift a few years back and I can say I’ve never had a better peanut in my life! They were the largest crunchiest and by far most flavorful peanuts, I never realized peanuts could be so good!!! Thank you again Mrs Lee! Just one more reason I want to relocate to the great state of Virginia ❤️

[@royormonde3682]

These guys are proud of their peanuts, nice work. I go through a bunch of sunflower seed and peanuts every month for my wild birds and squirrels friends here in Ontario Canada and half the peanuts get buried and forgotten, so I get peanuts growing everywhere, not all mature but some do, in turn I get a little back for the winter months. They are a cool plant to watch grow.

[@fokkerd3red618]

Considering my love for peanuts, I felt it was duty to watch this video.

[@finndog2759]

I want to see the arrowheads they been finding on those fields. Jimmy Carter has a hell of a collection

[@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-]

LOL They all sound like Jimmy Carter!

[@tedf1471]

'Geocarpy' "Peanuts are a rare example of the reproductive strategy called geocarpy, in which the seeds form and ripen in the ground beneath the plants"

[@rommellereyes3047]

All peanut grows in the ground where the texture is sandy. I love peanut butter and candy. My family owns a big plantation of peanuts in our province Cagayan Valley Philippines

[@vapnut]

Love my peanut provider at Wakefield Peanut Company in Wakefield Virginia! VaPnut

[@jackijax505]

Mind blown. I had no idea how they grew or were a legume. Maybe I’ll try to grow some. Incredible!

[@praise991]

Peanuts are my snack every night before bed. I watch this video as eat them every night, and this makes them taste so much better watching this. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👍🏾

[@louisdemingjr.4144]

Great documentary about peanut growing 👌

[@sarah_farm]

You're doing such a great job at showing everyone the way you see the world! Thank you for this!

[@jimcarlisle2309]

Thank GOD for Virginia!

[@stevenryle5709]

I grow peanuts every year right here in Florida. Not much will grow here in the summer but peanuts thrive. They also add nitrogen to the vegetable beds.

[@danholtman4952]

Isn't that a bit of crop rotation? I'm not a farmer but curious.

[@bradburdett4491]

@@danholtman4952 No this plant pulls nitrogen from the air and puts it in the soil

[@giovannifrisenna8914]

Thanks for broadcasting this incredible documentary. ❤

[@soundbwoikilla764]

I'm eating big fat crunch Virginia peanuts and this video pops up on my feed.

[@bartpowers9972]

Most excellent video thanks

[@johnl2727]

It is my understanding that growing peanuts saved many Southern farmers because it became a substitute crop during the Boll Weavel epidemic.

[@80krauser]

It added nitrogen back the cotton took out when used in rotation too. A lot of soil was terribly depleted that way including out piece of property

[@danbailey96]

I saw many peanut farms along rt. 460 going to Virginia Beach from West Virginia and plenty of peanut based stores

[@thegrinch8161]

This is the 2nd time I watched this and for me it's as amazing this time round as it was the first time, thank you once again.👍. 3rd time now and still fascinating 👍

[@paulsmegal2867]

Wow .. very informative .. Thank you

[@thegrinch8161]

Fifth time I’ve watched video and it is as great now as it was the first time I watched it, thank you again for a great video. My only problem now is that now I don’t have any teeth I have to put my peanuts in my coffee blender to break them up a bit so I can still love them 😅🙏

[@craigbrummell]

Excellent video - I learned a lot!

[@juliestevens6931]

I am eating Wakefield Peanuts right now! :o)

[@erikbluesunpools]

when dose the peanut grow legs and a top hat?

[@maxpinsonneault7722]

Get you someone that loves you as much as this guy loves Gourmet Virginia Peanuts "this best peanuts in the world"

[@donnerpartyof1839]

Well done

[@t.j._kerr]

Hampton Farms Peanuts are the best peanuts I have ever had. it only took going to a MLB game in St. Louis in June for me to realize how awesome they are. I have had peanuts from plenty of other places but Hampton Farms are by far the best.

[@rcrelichunter8598]

I agree...buy a bag every week!

[@TBguitar]

Those are from n Carolina

[@skip081961]

Dothan, Alabama, "Peanut Capital of the World." as of 2010. But the tiny town in Georgia [Sylvester, GA] is the original peanut capital.

[@thetruth3768]

also grown in the carolinas & georgia

[@garycrawley341]

This guy even sounds like president Carter.

[@matthewfairley4101]

Where can I get a big tin of peanuts like theirs . I feel a sudden craving for a peanutty salty treat. Why does the guy sound like deputy dawg or President Carter.

[@keith2964]

This video is just Nuts!!

[@scottfisher3948]

this sounds a lot like a commercial.

[@lulutileguy]

keep my eye open for.Got a big can costco easy to find

[@harrykuheim6107]

Order some Raw peanuts on line and roast them yourself in small batches...easy to do...add Salt , Sugar, or Spicey...fun and tasty.

[@Ian-iu2tl]

500 grams is not 1.6 pounds. It is 1.1 pounds...that's a big difference...get it right people.

[@mattingly1217]

Never thought they grew on trees although I did think they grew like potatoes until I watched this.... nice video thank you!

[@auroraschaefer8075]

Interesting. AURAPHIL thanks for sharing. GOD bless!

[@tomlord5398]

My uncle grew peanuts in his backyard here in So Calif, though he called them goobers. They did not grow underground, rather they were on a vine above ground and uncle Paul had them trained on bean poles. For all the space the plants took up he didn't seem to get very many goobers.

[@johnl2727]

Was this an advertisement?

[@wilmorris4225]

It's unamerican that it's illegal for any farmer to grow peanuts for sale unless he's in the price fixing club.

[@markabrice]

Interesting. But one quibble: the label says roasted, but in the video it looked like they were being fried. (at 13:34).

[@ldrobarts]

Boiled peanuts are my favorite.

[@chavak3497]

who makes those offensive musik backgrond NOISES????

[@houliemon1315]

Do they grow beer to go with them ?

[@KGopidas]

A superhit combination?

[@trashcan2088]

Dam. I learned something today. All my life I thought peanuts grew on trees. Today I find out that they grow under ground and not on a tree at all. Strange. Thanks for this video.

[@stevehairston9940]

They're a root crop but actually considered a legume, like black eyed peas. 🤔 I still haven't figured that one out yet.

[@vapnut]

@@stevehairston9940 If you called peanuts "peas" nobody would eat them... VaPnut

[@stevehairston9940]

@@vapnut that's alright, just leaves more for me 😁. I love'm cream peas, purple hulls, ummm. Not the black eyes so much though.

[@charlesmurray4013]

Wow I CAN'T BELIVE YOU THOUGHT PEANUTS WERE ON A TREE. I GUESS YOU ARE NOT FROM THE COUNTRY. IA'M SORRY ,BUT THATS FUNNY.

[@robbob5318]

Next to ice cream peanuts are my favorite food...

[@davidoickle1778]

Peanut Buster Parfait

[@robbob5318]

@@davidoickle1778 .. how do I get it ?

[@KGopidas]

Interesting and informative. Is this also the source of groundnut oil, a highly sought after cooking medium in my country India?

[@JasonAlexzander1q47]

Should be growing more. Back up to 70. Export sales

[@stevencollins4555]

have an experience with peanuts grow then every year, like those huge peanuts I plant them Six- Eight inches Apart, Two feet rows, Small plot, Found chicken manure with lime the best Fertilizer haven't been growing as long as these fellows tried growing them at four inches apart did not get those huge peanuts I liked grow in small plot not huge field then leave an pile of chicken manure at the high side of my plot found at least three rows for best germination dig on the side of the plant when the colors change from Ivory to slight brown was picking time

[@traceyosterlind14]

Hope you make a video for small farmers

[@cgirl111]

57 dollars for a 2 pound can on Amazon. They better be good ...

[@FarideLadak]

I love peanuts 🥜 Virginia peanuts are the best. No question.

[@thetruth3768]

all the states south of you dispute that

[@chitun3275]

When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.

[@tacomacot]

Nice profile picture

[@johncordova8304]

I wonder how much lobbing the graders receive throughout the year.

[@EtreTocsin]

I like dry roasted sea salted peanuts…my fave

[@BuhayProbinsya-ru2ft]

nice

[@ArtStoneUS]

The backstory of peanuts and George Washington Carver, was that after reconstruction, the federal government allotment programs effectively prohibited the former slaves from growing cotton or tobacco. The soils had been worn out from growing cotton, so creating a market for peanuts grown by black farmers was essential to have a crop that could make money. The Federal Government bought much of the crop.

[@johndavis8669]

My planters are grown in Virginia.

[@SeritaSanganai]

❤

[@macswanton9622]

2 peanuts were walking down the street; 1 was assaulted.

[@macswanton9622]

peanut

[@fernandozamudio9223]

What is the price of a pound of peanuts?

[@dougwilliams8602]

I like peanuts boiled

[@vgil1278]

You have to be born in the south, I think. I always wanted to try them. They're famous-must be good. I finally got to try them from a roadside vendor when on a trip. They were the most terrible thing I ever tried! They taste spoiled and the texture is the worst-SQUISHY. I am not picky!

[@jett888]

One day, when the farmers get tired of the government's intrusion, perhaps the farmers can sell directly to the grateful public. Cutting out the middle man would save TONS of stress, time and money. Supply and demand in full swing.

[@trader4239]

American peanuts are by far the best in the world

[@pissedoffxennial]

Got it let's good 🤘Jesus!!!!

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Never heard about Virginia gourmet peanuts, only that carter was called the peanut president

[@wip1664]

Very informative, very detailed. I love roasted peanuts. Very affordable yet nutritious snack. Boiled peanuts are even better, if I can find good raw peanuts. The better canned boiled peanuts are pricey and often contain additives as preservatives, and to maintain flavor. Virginia ham (cured wuth salt) is also 😋, but I'm in Montana.

[@MuhammadDanso-ip7ur]

What do the farmers do with there unused equipments.

[@WaynesWorldGarage]

Memo to all: don't use black plastic as a weed block when growing peanuts... Don't ask why I know this.. .

[@vgil1278]

Wayne's World Garage- Why do you know this?

[@reddrockingeezer]

500 grams isn't even close to 1.6 pounds, it's much closer to 1.1 pounds.

[@jamespaolini9196]

The Georgia peanut is a better over all peanut, been growing peanuts in Georgia for 30 years

[@dscdrkel5546]

Todays peanut does not have the favor that we had on the farm in my childhood days 1930-s We had drying tree s through out the field and sun dried the peanuts to a sweet favor..**DR KEL

[@jarvisaddison8560]

What changed? Pesticide? Soil?

[@TheSoloAsylum]

I thought peanuts come out of Georgia.

[@thetruth3768]

yes, and all the other southern states too

[@CamposMann]

Im eating virginia Roasted salted peanuts Bomb af

[@odustbrown1836]

9:19 Since when is 500 grams equivalent to 1.6 pounds?

[@lvccxs]

725grams would be 1.6 pounds Maybe a calculation mistake.

[@bardinbuildersinc4289]

I love to eat peanuts any way they are prepared - I am concerned about the supposedly 3 times they are sprayed with poison. I wonder if they are GMO. I love peanuts but I’m concerned about eating a healthy product. I enjoyed the video. Thankyou

[@StoneE4]

Of course they are GMOs... All domestic crops are GMOs.

[@80krauser]

I don’t think they are actually GMOs. Soy and most field corn is but peanuts, wheat and most other cereals aren’t. They are very selectively bred to the point they might not get digested properly in the case of wheat but that’s another story. Roundup sucks though

[@_MrTrue]

I know you'll get a laugh editing buti learned my favorite snack might be the peanuts sperm! I'm eating a peanut rn as well! Hahah

[@dannychapman8844]

Do peanuts go bad. Can you eat them past expiration

[@davidsonlankford1168]

Yes. They can go rancid. Ned to keep refrigerated during summer months.

[@piewolfe]

I just opened a can of honey roasted peanuts, expiration date January 2021. They are delicious.

[@tariqbashir7054]

Virginia?! Not, Georgia?

[@magnusnielsen2648]

Going full donald trump at 16:23. I love peanuts tho :)

[@vgil1278]

How so?

[@TheWoodcutter34]

Did anybody else see the mouse hanging on the shaker at 1154 ?

[@michaelrichard5554]

Ha. Had to go back and look. Sure enough. Wow. I guess it happens but let's hope one doesn't end up in the can of finished product.

[@olesam8970]

Dang....good eyes.

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669]

Too funny... an opportunist...clever... and..ewww.

[@EtreTocsin]

no

[@pmpwiz]

Left there as a warning to others

[@silvernaturemusic599]

Are they sweet ? We have a bit reddish colour than these in India which are bit sweeter

[@VPM]

Maybe a little bit sweeter than your average ones. but ive never had Indian Peanuts so i couldn't say.

[@Rishabhsharma-re9lj]

Indian ones are sweeter but smaller

[@curtisstewart9594]

@@VPM they are spanish variety.

[@taniatownsend8309]

Indian peanuts are smaller but packed with taste…..from an Australian.

[@g_br]

In Brazilian Portuguese: "amendoim".

[@frankblangeard8865]

What stands out in this video is machinery. Every step requires very sophisticated machinery. I wonder where the machinery is made...China?

[@80krauser]

The bug machines are made here in the US. Tractors that the regular person could feasibly buy those are all made overseas in India. Ironically China makes a lot of small machines that would be great for small farms here but good luck getting it imported and maintained with spare parts.

[@operationmickeymouseharold6780]

Goobers are peas not nuts . yes they are great but peanuts is a commercial made up hype name .

[@frederickboyd1415]

Are those peanuts used to make peanut butter?

[@davidsonlankford1168]

No. Peanut butter made from runner varieties grown in Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Virginia peanuts grown for gourmet peanuts, candy, export and ballpark peanuts

[@renebechandreasen5642]

Here they're called groundnuts. Let's just call them what they are. Groundpeas. 🤔

[@fabianmark6993]

Is peanut from china better than from virgina ?

[@majie1018]

They are not grown there but Chinese made.

[@banjopete]

No.

[@thetruth3768]

they are also grown in the Carolinas and Georgia. maybe some of the other Southern states but I'm not sure.

[@lengray44]

Unfortunately, cotton has replaced it as the most popular grown crop

[@matshagstrom9839]

I get Chinese peanuts in the local Asian markets. They are tiny compared to these but the flavors are far superior. That said no question the large Virginia peanut is excellent. I especially like them “blistered”

[@macswanton9622]

500gm = 1.1lb

[@stevenbryant4718]

....picking on the irrelevant math but ignoring the child like level of english in the comments?!

[@waltspears8179]

Washington grew first peanuts from wild .to please his slaves .of course they have improved a great deal over 250 yrs .our fearless leader was a agricultural genius .and a man that loved his employ

[@MH-mi9sq]

Peanut process was amazing until peanut is spread with salt. From healthy snacks to unhealthy just like that !

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

Vaginia benis putter. I knew they named that state good for a reason.