Category Archives: Oregon Orchard

Orchard Cleanup

As we approach harvest, hazelnut growers are busy cleaning up their orchard floors to achieve a smooth surface prior to nut fall. Flail mowing or scraping helps to reduce leaves, sticks and other detritus that makes up the majority of the cleaning fees at the wash station. Growers in rocky areas can either use specialized […]

Grower Spotlight: The Deconinck & Cuff Family

The Deconnick family started their farming operation in 1953 in the French Prairie region South of St Paul, Oregon. Their farm in the early days mainly consisted of Kentucky bluegrass and wheat. As the years went on, they moved to perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, bentgrass, as well as clover. In 2009 they started planting hazelnuts […]

Operations Update

HGO Plant Operations Update

With just about a year in operation, we are busy planning for the new harvest year. The challenges of starting a plant with new equipment and a new team have given us a great list of lesson’s learned and are working through them to ensure that we improve our processes and increase efficiencies. Here at […]

Hazelnut-Mint Pesto

by Chef Jessica Ritter Champion, Co-owner Wild Pear Restaurant & Catering and Ritter’s Housemade Foods. It’s it Grilling Season and this recipe goes well with so many grilled meats and vegetables. Hazelnut-Mint Pesto: ¼ cup chopped, toasted hazelnuts, deskinned 1 ½ cups packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed and dried ½ cup fresh parsley, rinsed and […]

Mocha Hazelnut Dessert Bites

Ingredients Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray 1 (19.5 ounce) package Pillsbury® Mocha Fudge Brownie Mix or Pillsbury® Family Size Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil 1/4 cup water2 large eggs 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk 2/3 cup Jif® Mocha Cappuccino Flavored Hazelnut […]