tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.comments2023-08-26T08:36:32.116-05:00The Badgersett Growers BlogPhilip Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-78964788009036945722016-12-22T17:41:51.395-06:002016-12-22T17:41:51.395-06:00Sorry to hear about Daisy. Hopefully you have foun...Sorry to hear about Daisy. Hopefully you have found her by now.John P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09012789139171043700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-67383789786280533392016-12-12T05:09:49.954-06:002016-12-12T05:09:49.954-06:00Sorry for your loss. Sorry for your loss. Daniel Hartiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351351559690665942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-56345401601055277942016-08-24T19:46:10.742-05:002016-08-24T19:46:10.742-05:00Thanks for the updates, best wishes your way for s...Thanks for the updates, best wishes your way for some easier times. I hope you can get enough seed stock. I am thinking that the hazels fared ok during the storm? We are still in a drought in NH. Found a small planting of hazels at a public school in VT today and there were nuts even with such dry soil. Tough plants them hazels! Daniel Hartiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351351559690665942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-38608293738052530382016-08-15T18:44:48.857-05:002016-08-15T18:44:48.857-05:00I thought you might be interested in another succe...I thought you might be interested in another success story, this one not far from the coast of Maine. Planted 32 tubelings in June 2013, another 12 in 2014, lost 3 (so 93% success). Formerly wooded area, cleared for the purpose of planting the hazelnuts. A few plants have reached 8', three years and two months after planting. (Yes, I followed the directions.) Some plants produced catkins last year, and some grew nuts this year. I'm not sure mass is the main factor, since the plant which produced the most nuts is maybe 5'. You can see some photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/jamVoxvo3SG8XCKf8Eric Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511360776553784078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-66022158891777494922016-08-01T18:43:54.239-05:002016-08-01T18:43:54.239-05:00Sue- the plants are IN NW Illinois- the folks with...Sue- the plants are IN NW Illinois- the folks with the plants have never shipped them, and it's not easy - but you could call the phone numbers here and ask; it's your only hope- :-) Otherwise; we do ship from Badgersett, but it will be next year-Philip Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-1520172878353034482016-08-01T13:44:58.837-05:002016-08-01T13:44:58.837-05:00Would it be possible to ship 5 to nw ill. I would ...Would it be possible to ship 5 to nw ill. I would really like to have some, and im not really able to make the trip there. Thank you, sue beatypipigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284414462668730462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-65135651401045078892016-07-21T02:10:10.427-05:002016-07-21T02:10:10.427-05:00Its bad that chestnuts are not ready to ship....bu...Its bad that chestnuts are not ready to ship....but at the same time its good that you are providing chestnuts in better quality and in a good taste. I am waiting for the <a href="http://www.marronsglace.com/" rel="nofollow">sweet chestnuts</a> to taste. Hope they will get ready soon :)Suzanne Floreshttp://www.marronsglace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-64315466678085409662016-01-03T09:31:09.866-06:002016-01-03T09:31:09.866-06:00Joe - We have all possible grades of hybridity her...Joe - We have all possible grades of hybridity here; from 100% American to 0% (pure Chinese). At this point, Jan. 2016, the blight is everywhere here; it moved much faster than people used to think it could. Imagine any possible combination of genetics and blight manifestation; I can show you live examples. Regarding the trees at Caledonia (I have a few descendants) it IS possible that the blight has not arrived there yet. Chestnut blight survives just fine on oak bark, too- it just causes no disease - so it moves invisibly. The Caledonia descendants here are blighted, and not looking like survivors; a few are killed to the ground already. The expectation is that the fungus will reach those trees eventually, and kill them; but "when" is pure chance (unless human visitors track it in.)Philip Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-69701816117670994092016-01-01T22:37:03.212-06:002016-01-01T22:37:03.212-06:00How much of the seedlings are American? Is it poss...How much of the seedlings are American? Is it possible that there could be areas that are blight free around Caledonia, MN?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-22764743003314453072015-12-21T13:03:46.691-06:002015-12-21T13:03:46.691-06:00Mmmmm, the chestnuts are so delicious! We do appre...Mmmmm, the chestnuts are so delicious! We do appreciate all the lengths you have to go through to bring them to your grateful friends.lkemphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003200914027323770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-1189064526071028132014-09-21T11:33:40.778-05:002014-09-21T11:33:40.778-05:00Well - not exactly "the first" time we&#...Well - not exactly "the first" time we've taken data! We've been tracking the up-front hickory/pecans since 2004; but - it WILL be the first data collection for the great majority of our trees; those on the "back hill", which are invisible to most growers. And- the first time for a narrowed focus on the front trees- now that we have 10 years of info telling us what we really need to be watching-Philip Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-81181061958123208032014-03-19T07:58:40.071-05:002014-03-19T07:58:40.071-05:00Amazing! This seems to explain a lot of things wi...Amazing! This seems to explain a lot of things with taste and flavor that are grown for other characteristics, mainly shipping and shelf life (grocery store tomatoes jump right out). Please correct me if it is different. <br /><br />It will be an interesting conversation with my kids about the genetics of selecting hazelnuts initially for growing location. Also the part about educating new growers really applies to so much in life.<br /><br />One last comment, I really like this line, it says so much: "compatible with zero"<br /><br />Thanks,<br />John<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863962246443471593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-68509126138465441082013-12-31T10:56:06.525-06:002013-12-31T10:56:06.525-06:00Ayup. Hit -25-point-something at least at the con...Ayup. Hit -25-point-something at least at the container house. Didn't remember the decimal when checking it at 5 am.Dr. Brandon Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759767940846314198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-82354412358345915972013-09-18T21:53:17.388-05:002013-09-18T21:53:17.388-05:00Ok. I now have hazel jealousy..Ok. I now have hazel jealousy..Nate Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047228065827556610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-57787848775185440442013-08-09T18:33:55.226-05:002013-08-09T18:33:55.226-05:00Few ideas about agriculture have such hope to chan...Few ideas about agriculture have such hope to change the way we care for the land, people and the planet. I've never encountered one that was so sound ecologically.<br /><br />We desperately need to support this kind of agriculture. It could save us.<br /><br />Mary Lewislewismarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140187661181217625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-12956518245695133702013-03-15T20:43:10.214-05:002013-03-15T20:43:10.214-05:00Iowa Short Course Very Postponed!
The Department ...Iowa Short Course Very Postponed!<br /><br />The Department of Sustainable Living at Maharishi University in Fairfield is currently undergoing an administrative changing of the guard, and are not able to put the event together to their standards on this time scale. They forward their apologies, and are working with us on rescheduling for fall of 2013 or spring of 2014; we will keep you posted.<br />For the time being, the Minnesota Woody Ag short course at Eagle Bluff is the only one scheduled for this spring.Dr. Brandon Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759767940846314198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-1902394697093985162013-03-07T09:58:41.833-06:002013-03-07T09:58:41.833-06:00No actual nutrional research has been done in this...No actual nutrional research has been done in this country for the past 40 years. What has been done is a hypothisis was developed that says that fat is bad for us. Any "research" that has been done since has been done to try to perpetuate this idea. Clearly the health of our nation proves that this was incorrect. Monounsaturated fats like from olives and NUTS have always been good for us. As would saturate fats like butter, lard, and tallow. Bad science has deprived our population of these healthy foods. I highly recommend reading the work of Gary Taubes in his book "Good Calories, Bad Calories" or a simpler version is "Why We Get Fat". Also look up a blogging doctor named Peter Attia at "the eating academy". Also, they are togther starting a non-profit organization to fund good clinical trials with the goal of ending obesity. The organization is Called NuSI for the "Nutrional Science Initiative". If we look into these and other low-carb diet resources we should be very excited about any industry that produces mono, fully saturated and omega 3 polyunsaturated fats Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-7599701685626401362013-02-16T21:02:38.004-06:002013-02-16T21:02:38.004-06:00Perseverance and hope...You can do it!Perseverance and hope...You can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-17151691620428317232012-12-30T08:35:22.350-06:002012-12-30T08:35:22.350-06:00So sorry to hear of this. I hope your recovery goe...So sorry to hear of this. I hope your recovery goes well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-67013953222440299462012-10-09T07:19:57.604-05:002012-10-09T07:19:57.604-05:00Hank- We're starting to get regular frosts and...Hank- We're starting to get regular frosts and some mild freezes. The daytime temperatures are pretty variable, but can be quite comfortable when the sun is out. On our opening Sunday we had mostly sun and some light wind, with a high in the upper fifties. Chestnuts on the ground in good shape, and the maze cuts the wind even with most of the leaves gone, so it was pretty comfy in the sunny main goal.Dr. Brandon Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759767940846314198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-39109230484728868802012-10-08T13:45:59.343-05:002012-10-08T13:45:59.343-05:00Is the cold weather hitting you there?Is the cold weather hitting you there?Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-21050436097370321812012-09-06T04:19:31.920-05:002012-09-06T04:19:31.920-05:00thanksthanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-41049055424725464932012-08-31T21:18:38.078-05:002012-08-31T21:18:38.078-05:00A couple of notes from me– I had never suspected t...A couple of notes from me– I had never suspected there of being more than about 30 crows working our fields at a time. This was an exceptional experience for me– on the morning of the first time I was out on dawn crow patrol in the season (later than it should have been). I was a bit impatient and shot at a couple of crows in the early fly-over behavior which sometimes comes before settling down and eating. Not having been shot at since the year before, they were less wary than usual and apparently very surprised. But they knew who I was and where I lived (even though it was in a different place than last year). I suspect that a large portion of the local community, including those that usually go to other farmsteads and fields even during hazel season (which does happen), came by to verify the renewed threat; since there really wasn't much to eat in the field they were all waiting in. Kinda spooky.<br /><br />Since that day they've been reduced in our fields, but I think there have been a couple of mornings where they were taking the risk anyway. Unverified, since I've only actually been out once since then. Seems to be moderately effective since we've spooked them before, but the first year I personally was convincing them of my ability to be a danger it took a week or more of dawn patrol, sneaking around to be able to pop out from the bushes and shoot at them surprisingly in any field on the farm.Dr. Brandon Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759767940846314198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-52250653886602863822012-08-31T21:05:58.883-05:002012-08-31T21:05:58.883-05:00I should just point out that this was a lot of fun...I should just point out that this was a lot of fun. I located him by sound, rather than sight; after a minute or so he was making a few little annoyed-bat noises. _might_ have found him by sight, but maybe not; there were quite a few dead hazel leaves on the ground already.Dr. Brandon Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759767940846314198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799810291020405064.post-56058735059763396932012-08-31T19:05:48.181-05:002012-08-31T19:05:48.181-05:00Eric-"I suspect that, in a woody agriculture ...Eric-"I suspect that, in a woody agriculture environment where we set up a living ecosystem, we will always be competing with animals"-<br /><br />Oh, I guarantee it! It's a basic part of the premise. Hence our reliance on "raptor roost" poles to keep mouse/rodent numbers down; from the early days. Or down-ish, anyway.<br /><br />One thing to keep in mind; our records of nuts harvested are always "real world" number- what we actually picked, AFTER the mice, bluejays, and whatever. We know for a fact if you're snoozing- you can indeed lose everything. Woody agriculture is not a "hands-off" practice- some tweaking is always needed to nudge factors in our favor. We just don't demand absolutes.Philip Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041935672454266013noreply@blogger.com