Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! Our chestnuts are prewashed, sanitized, and refrigerated...which ensures the chestnuts you get are as fresh as can be. Your online orders can either be shipped to you or picked up in person.

Either way, check out our online store to order your fresh chestnuts today!

Roasted chestnuts, when cooked properly, make a delicious sweet, nutty, and nutritious winter snack.For oven-roasted chesnuts, all you need is a paring knife, oven, and baking tray. First, use the knife to make a shallow, length-wise cut, cutting just deep enough to expose the fruit underneath. (This will help the steam escape while cooking and prevent the fruit from exploding.) If possible, cut the shell without cutting into the chestnut meat.After scoring all of the chestnuts, place them on the tray. Cover the tray with aluminum foil. Bake them for about 20 minutes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

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They are picked up daily and brought to the cooler and stored at 34 degs. They are then sized, sanitized, dried, and packaged before returning to the cooler for storage. Each bag is date marked and the oldest are shipped first. Normally the oldest are less than a week old.

We ship them direct (shipping charges apply) or can be picked up in person. We only ship on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday so that your package arrives before the weekend. If we have enough sales in an area we will deliver to a town, picking a meeting place, and split the delivery with all orders.

Many property owners believe simply adding fish to a pond will result in a permanent fish population. This is rarely the case, however.

Properly stocking a fish pond is a much more scientific process. If your goal is a healthy and sustainable fish population, the environment must first be tested and often, corrected. This includes taking water samples and tests, stocking different species in the correct order, and properly timing each new introduction of species.

Stock fish are generally smaller (juvenile), and it will take 2 to 3 years before they grow into quality fish worth catching. This process can be sped up by adding minnows and other feeder fish.

While adding adult fish to the initial stock is possible, it will generally increase your upfront cost.

"Pond management" involves finding a balance between various species. Many believe that, if the fish population is low, introducing more fish is the answer. This is a critical mistake, because adding more "mouths to feed" will actually hurt your existing population even more.

Additionally, certain species (crappie for example) can outbreed other species if the pond is too small. While this can be corrected, it is much, much easier to consult with a professional before trying to introduce a species yourself. There are many factors at play in the pond ecosystem, and no one-size-fits-all rules apply to all ponds the same way.

Keeping pond vegetation low is important. Vegetation should never exceed 10% of your ponds surface. Too much vegetation can cause the fish to become oxygen-starved, at which point you risk losing your population.

How many fish your pond can handle depends on if you will be feeding them regularly or not.

If you are not going to feed the fish, we use the following formula:

If you are going to feed them regularly, you can go all the way up to 500 channel catfish.

Black Crappie can be added at 30-50 per acre but is not recommended for smaller ponds.

4 per acre is a good starting point.

That being said, it can vary depending on the vegetation density. If your vegetation growth is more than 2 feet out, add more.

The goal is to have some vegetation to make a healthier pond. But if it's not even usable, that's when action needs to be taken. They will not control cattails or willows.

The Grass Carp we sell are diploid which are supposed to be sterile. We have never seen a pond that they have spawned in.

You can supply barrels or cream cans to try and get a spawn but only about 5% of the ponds in our area have a successful spawn. I cannot tell you which pond they will spawn in. This is why we sell the bigger sizes of Channel Catfish. Every so often you need to replenish the supply of Catfish.

They are put in to take care of the little white/yellowish grub that infects your fish. While completely harmless to humans, they do look pretty terrible when you go to cook your fillet.

This little grub is part of the life cycle of a snail that lives in the pond and the Red Ear eat this snail, thus the nickname "Shell Cracker."

We have a link to show approximate delivery charges. These change with the amount of fish purchased and if we have another delivery in close proximity. Please contact Greg for more info.

Copper Sulfate is generally used for this and is harmless to fish when used properly. However, killing off too much vegetation can result in a low oxygen level and could kill your fish.

You don't HAVE to, but it is quite enjoyable. We recommend limiting it to a couple days a week, and only give them what they can eat within a 15 minute period.

Only feed them floating catfish feed and only if the temperature is above 60 degrees. Generally speaking, the only fish you see eating are catfish, blue gill, and grass carp.

Black Crappie do not reproduce as fast as White Crappie. Thus, overpopulation is rarely a problem with Black Crappie.

The easiest way to tell them apart is to count the number of spines on the top fin. Whites have 5-6 boney spines and a Black will have 7-8 boney spines.

Almost every time someone calls and says they have too many Crappie in a pond we will find that they have Whites.

You can pay directly online through this website. We also take cash or check.

We can ship smaller items at the buyer's expense. Larger pieces will have to be picked up. For each furniture item in our store we will specify whether it is shippable or not.

Most of the wood comes from our farm, with the more exotic wood being purchased. We also do buy some items from other stores.

The furniture side of the business is mostly ran by Michael. He gets help on the design from his wife Jayla (graphic designer). He gets help from his brother Zach and father Greg on getting the trees cut at the mill.

Yes. If you have a design in mind or other ideas, we will sit down with you and work out all the details.

Each piece's size, complexity, and type of wood will determine the price. Prices do fluctuate from year to year, and sometimes even month to month.

It all depends on the size and complexity. For larger projects, we generally take from 2 to 4 months. Most of us work full-time jobs and use our nights and weekends for woodworking projects.

We do not at this time.

Farm Tours can be had by making an appointment with Greg. We call it "The Nickel Tour" because that is about all it is worth (only kidding). The Tour takes about 20 to 30 minutes and is a riding event. It includes fish feeding, row crops, and orchard tour.