September is National Cholesterol Education Month and that means it's the perfect time to talk about walnuts. When it comes to heart health, it might surprise you that eating a calorie-dense, high-fat ...

WINTERS — Russ Lester, 58, is re-envisioning organic walnut farming at Yolo County’s own Dixon Ridge Farms, and he is a step away from accomplishing the seemingly impossible goal of making his farm ...

THERE’S a whole lot of shakin’ going on in the Central Valley this month — thousands of mini-quakes, one right after the other, as workers harvest one of the state’s most popular crops — walnuts. “It ...

BOSTON - Packed with nutrients linked to better health, walnuts are also thought to discourage overeating by promoting feelings of fullness. Now, in a new brain imaging study, researchers at Beth ...

Organic walnut farmer Craig McNamara knows that harvest is near when Orion stretches his arms across the southwest corner of a pre-dawn late-September sky. His walnut trees are still in shadow as he ...

Here’s my idea of a great October dessert: a piece of hard cheese, a glass with a little red wine left in it and a bowl of walnuts. It’s the kind of finish that encourages you to linger at the table.