Premier California Walnuts, Eat ’em, Celebrate in Walnut Creek, Calif.
Photos bottom left clockwise (courtesy California Walnut Commission): Cream Cheese Walnut Wafer Cookies; Walnutty Egg Nog Cranberry Bread; Cherry Walnut Chocolate Bread; and Intensely Gingery Gingerbread with Sweetly Coated Walnuts.
Did you know that California produces the most coveted walnuts in the world? At least that’s what the California Walnut Commission (walnuts.org) says, so it’s probably true. This week they also said that the California walnut crop is expected to come in just under the all time record setting crop and will total around 460,000 short tons of walnuts (the final tally won’t be calculated till Spring 2013.) Learn more about walnuts.
- Walnut Creek annual Walnut Festival is held Sept. 20-24, 2012, See: thewalnutfestival.org
- California produces more than 99% of the U.S. commercial supply of walnuts.
- California produces 75% of the world supply of walnuts.
- Walnuts are claimed to now rank 4th in California crops, according to CA Walnut Commission.
- There are more than 4,000 walnut growers in California.
Related: Love your nuts? California is top producer of almonds, which ranks 3rd among Cal crops.
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