Manfredi to the rescue with chestnuts
22 May 2012, 12:50 am
We may all know the tune of the Christmas carol chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, but what do we actually know about eating them?

Groups Plan Water Chestnut Pull at Port Ontario July 14
21 May 2012, 5:12 am
Several volunteers, conservation organizations and angler groups have worked together over the past few years to help slow the spread of water chestnuts in Oswego County rivers. Continue reading →

County turns to volunteers for help battling invasive species
20 May 2012, 10:12 am
OSWEGO — Dick and Naneen Drosse spent years watching from their home in Minetto as the water chestnut invaded the Oswego River. Each year the persistent invasive species returned and multiplied. Mechanical harvesting and chemical treatments helped combat the problem, but still left vast pockets of chestnuts.

Oswego County plans ahead to alleviate water chestnuts this summer
11 May 2012, 3:30 pm
Several acres of plants were pulled last summer by volunteers on the Oswego and Oneida rivers and the Salmon River Estuary. In addition, the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District applied a chemical treatment to more than 200 acres of plant cover on the Oswego River.

Borough into next round
9 May 2012, 2:24 am
Banbury Borough beat Banbury chestnuts 3-2 in the preliminary round of the National Top Club competition.

Workers plant chestnut tree
29 April 2012, 8:53 pm
The Lehigh Valley has gone nutty... for chestnuts that is. Workers from the Edge of the Woods Nursery rolled up their sleeves to start planting a Chestnut tree grove Sunday. The planting of the trees comes as part of a state wide effort to grow more chestnuts. People who came out to the event also got an education on different kinds of chestnut trees.

Recipes: Chestnut soup and crepes
29 April 2012, 6:51 pm
chestnuts look intimidating. As they fall from the tree, the nuts are encased in prickly, porcupine-like husks.

Chestnut plantings planned
26 April 2012, 10:18 pm
HOLLIS – Local land will soon be home to a species of American Chestnut trees years in the making, and members of the public are invited to learn more about the project Saturday. Beaver Brook Association has partnered with The American Chestnut Foundation to create and maintain a planting of nearly 400 potentially blight-resistant America chestnuts in northern New England. American chestnuts ...

American chestnut trees coming back to Hollis
26 April 2012, 8:58 am
Beaver Brook Association (BBA) has entered into partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) to create and maintain the first large-scale test planting of potentially blight-resistant American chestnuts in northern New England.

Braised Chicken with chestnuts Recipe
25 April 2012, 5:03 pm
Searching for a warm and comforting meal? Try this amazing braised chicken with chestnuts recipe. Bite sized pieces of chicken combined with whole roasted chestnuts in a delicious spicy and sweet sauce is sure to bring warmth to any table.