WASHINGTON (7News) — Imagine no more roasting chestnuts on an open fire. What was once one of the most dominant trees in America has been dying off. The American chestnut tree was nearly gone, wiped ...

CHESTNUT, Ala.—For Valentino Thames, it’s become a routine. Just another part of everyday life. At least once a week, he makes a trip of more than 25 miles to the nearest Walmart, located in the ...

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As she walks amongst the sea of green, yellow and orange leaves of a chestnut tree orchard, carefully collecting chestnut burrs from the trees, Sara Fitzsimmons, director of restoration for the ...

Chestnuts, once a staple in the American kitchen, especially among indigenous people, have all but disappeared. Yet, there are signs that chestnuts are reemerging as local and regional farmers are ...

As winter arrives, the markets begin to fill with fresh singada (water chestnuts) — a seasonal fruit known for its mild sweetness and impressive health benefits. Grown in ponds and lakes, water ...

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...