Peggy Mersmann-Laptad stays busy these days doing what her grandfather did years ago at the same farm north of Lawrence: harvesting and hulling walnuts. Peggy Mersmann-Laptad uses a wire roller to ...

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WALNUT CREEK — Never say a 78-year-old can’t pull surprising punches. Celebrating community, the 78th annual Walnut Festival is a four-day outing that includes a carnival with more than 30 rides, ...

The mention came from comedian Seth Meyers, during his Weekend Update news segment: “A farmer in California has begun powering his farm using leftover walnut shells. If you’re wondering which farm it ...

Neighborhood outreach turned an old SEPTA lot into a community garden at 46 th and Market streets. Some ingenuity from a group of freshman engineering students at Drexel University is helping to keep ...

PERRY TOWNSHIP - When Pat and Steve Mizer talk about Walnut Hill Farm being in the family going on nine generations, one word always comes to their minds: Humbling. That’s how the couple describe the ...

A fashion designer who turned his hand to walnut farming has boasted a bumper crop of the nut this year. Roger Saul, who founded handbag company Mulberry, now owns Sharpham Park in Somerset - a walnut ...