The season in the chestnut grove
A chestnut tree takes a year to give you a chestnut. This is that year, month by month, and this is how it reaches your home.
The year, month by month
| Month | What comes in | Where from |
|---|---|---|
| January | Dry-farmed walnuts, Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Navelina table orange, Kiwi from O Rosal, Winter grelosValdeorras, Axarquía, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Terra Chá | Valdeorras, Axarquía, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Terra Chá |
| February | Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Navelina table orange, Kiwi from O Rosal, Winter grelosAxarquía, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Terra Chá | Axarquía, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Terra Chá |
| March | Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Navelina table orange, Kiwi from O Rosal, Winter grelosAxarquía, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Terra Chá | Axarquía, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Terra Chá |
| April | Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Kiwi from O RosalAxarquía, O Rosal | Axarquía, O Rosal |
| May | Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Kiwi from O RosalAxarquía, O Rosal | Axarquía, O Rosal |
| June | Padrón peppersHerbón | Herbón |
| July | Padrón peppers, Pink tomato from BarbastroHerbón, Somontano | Herbón, Somontano |
| August | Black fig from Extremadura, Late peach from the Bajo Aragón, Padrón peppers, Sweet onion from Fuentes, Pink tomato from BarbastroAlmoharín, Bajo Aragón, Herbón, Fuentes de Ebro, Somontano | Almoharín, Bajo Aragón, Herbón, Fuentes de Ebro, Somontano |
| September | Fresh seasonal chestnut, Chestnuts + Garabelo Kit, Black fig from Extremadura, Table grapes from the Vinalopó, Late peach from the Bajo Aragón, Padrón peppers, Potato from A Limia, Sweet onion from Fuentes, Pink tomato from BarbastroOurense, Almoharín, Medio Vinalopó, Bajo Aragón, Herbón, A Limia, Fuentes de Ebro, Somontano | Ourense, Almoharín, Medio Vinalopó, Bajo Aragón, Herbón, A Limia, Fuentes de Ebro, Somontano |
| October, This month | Fresh seasonal chestnut, Grand Calibre Chestnut, Dry-farmed walnuts, Season Selection, Chestnuts + Garabelo Kit, Black fig from Extremadura, Table grapes from the Vinalopó, Late peach from the Bajo Aragón, Padrón peppers, Potato from A Limia, Sweet onion from Fuentes, Pink tomato from BarbastroOurense, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Almoharín, Medio Vinalopó, Bajo Aragón, Herbón, A Limia, Fuentes de Ebro, Somontano | Ourense, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Almoharín, Medio Vinalopó, Bajo Aragón, Herbón, A Limia, Fuentes de Ebro, Somontano |
| November | Fresh seasonal chestnut, Grand Calibre Chestnut, Dry-farmed walnuts, Season Selection, Chestnuts + Garabelo Kit, Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Table grapes from the Vinalopó, Navelina table orange, Kiwi from O Rosal, Sweet onion from Fuentes, Winter grelosOurense, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Axarquía, Medio Vinalopó, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Fuentes de Ebro, Terra Chá | Ourense, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Axarquía, Medio Vinalopó, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Fuentes de Ebro, Terra Chá |
| December | Fresh seasonal chestnut, Grand Calibre Chestnut, Dry-farmed walnuts, Season Selection, Chestnuts + Garabelo Kit, Hass avocado from the Axarquía, Table grapes from the Vinalopó, Navelina table orange, Kiwi from O Rosal, Sweet onion from Fuentes, Winter grelosOurense, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Axarquía, Medio Vinalopó, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Fuentes de Ebro, Terra Chá | Ourense, Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Axarquía, Medio Vinalopó, Ribera del Xúquer, O Rosal, Fuentes de Ebro, Terra Chá |
Dates move a week or two from year to year.
From blossom to magosto
JuneFlowering
The grove fills with yellow catkins and bees. Chestnut honey comes from this blossom.
AugustBurrs
The burrs swell and close. Inside, three chestnuts are filling out.
October and November · This monthFalling and picking
The burr opens and lets the chestnut go. We pick it from the ground by hand, every morning.
The following daysCuring
A few days of rest somewhere cool so it loses water, gains sweetness and survives the journey.
September to JanuaryShipping
Boxes leave as we pick, Monday to Thursday, for as long as fresh chestnuts last.
All year roundDried chestnuts
Pilongas, flour and chestnut honey: the grove out of season.
What's going out now
Pre-orders leave on the date shown on each product. Available items leave on the next dispatch day, Monday to Thursday.
Chestnuts + Garabelo KitOurense, GaliciaLeaving nowLeaving now€46.90 each5 kg + Garabelo · €46.90- Fresh seasonal chestnutOurense, GaliciaLeaving nowLeaving now€7.90 per kilo1 kg · €7.90
- Grand Calibre ChestnutRibeira Sacra, OurenseLeaving nowLeaving now€9.95 per kilo2 kg · €19.90
Season SelectionOurense, Galicia€29.90 eachStandard box · €29.90
Make them last the whole season
- Fridge, not pantry
- In the vegetable drawer they keep two to three weeks. At room temperature, barely one.
- Paper or mesh, never plastic
- Chestnuts breathe. In a sealed bag they sweat, and where there is moisture, mould follows.
- The water test
- If one floats, discard it: it is hollow or wormy. The ones that sink are perfect.
- Freezer for the winter
- Peel them raw or roasted and freeze them. That way you have chestnuts until April.
- Dried chestnuts: twelve hours soaking
- Rehydrate them the night before and simmer for 40 minutes with a splash of anise.
Pre-order your share of the season
Boxes leave Monday to Thursday, while the fresh chestnuts last.