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Folks who are intending to come to our Fall Open House tomorrow, Sat. Oc. 17, will want to be a bit prepared.  For one thing, the temperature when we open at 10 AM is currently forecast to be around 28°F; a considerable change from even yesterday. Dress warm!  But it may also warm up fast with clear skies and strong sun. Depending on how long the temperatures are below 28° overnight, it is possible that chestnuts on the trees may be actually frozen tomorrow morning.  They become inedible almost immediately in that case, and any green burrs will not longer open.  But- nuts already on the ground are at near 0 risk of freezing; the ground is still very warm. Less obviously; you need to be sure your group have shoes on that will withstand walking in layers of chestnut burrs- Those spines are sharper than needles, literally, and easily penetrate fabric shoes.  It's possible to wear fabric among burrs, but it requires constant care. Likewise, if you and your family w...

PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release; 10/8/15 New Minnesota Crops: Chestnuts?? And Pecans!!??  Come See: Oct. 17 Badgersett Farm, in Fillmore County is showcasing both crops at their Open House Saturday, Oct. 17.  “We’ve been growing chestnuts here for nearly 40 years; but a couple of things fell into place this year that let us seriously recommend other farmers in Minnesota consider them as a crop.  And the “pecans” - are actually “hickory-pecans”; hybrids of pecan and two hickory species.  Some of them taste like pecans; and some taste like hickories - but they all - will grow and bear crops in at least the southern half of Minnesota.” says Philip Rutter, founder and chief scientist at Badgersett. They'll be showing them off at their upcoming Open House, Saturday Oct. 17, at   Badgersett Farm ., from 10 AM to 6 PM. “We’ll feature both crops; but - the chestnut crop is so abundant this year - we are inviting the public to bring their fa...

Please do take a look at the all new badgersett.com. This has been the work of years, by Brandon, to get our very old website re-built from scratch - and, finally!  Actually Editable - by normal humans. Be aware- we still have tons of wording that will be out of date- but we're working on getting that all fixed, bit by bit.  If you find a particularly egregious example, please to let us know, at info@badgersett.com; that will help. We're amazed, happy - and exhausted, yet again.