Black Walnuts for NYT 10_2026: Terra Fondriest

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:58 GMT

]]>A black walnut tree (middle) grows in a cattle pasture along the road to the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. Black walnut trees can be found throughout the Ozarks landscape in pastures, yards and along roads.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:59 GMT

]]>Black walnut trees (behind each cow's head)) grow in a cattle pasture along the road to the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. Black walnut trees can be found throughout the Ozarks landscape in pastures, yards and along roads.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:28:00 GMT

]]>The driveway leading to the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. Joleen and Brian Durham, owners, also raise cattle in which they feed the spent grains to after cooking them to make beer.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:28:01 GMT

]]>The driveway leading to the Piney River Brewing Co. has cattle pasture along one side because Joleen and Brian Durham, owners, also raise cattle in which they feed the spent grains to after cooking them to make beer.in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:28:02 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham, co-owner with her husband Brian Durham, stands near a grove of Black Walnut trees at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:28:03 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham, co-owner with her husband Brian Durham, stands with her dog Annie, in a grove of Black Walnut trees at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:56 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham, co-owner with her husband Brian Durham, stands in a grove of Black Walnut trees at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:57 GMT

]]>Brandon Lee, employee of 12 years, dumps a bag of wheat into the huller to be processed and sent directly into the cooker at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. Brandon grew up in the nearby town of Houston, MO, population 2000.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:54 GMT

]]>Hot water is added to hulled wheat in the mashing process at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. During the mashing process is when Black Walnut bits are mixed with the wheat for the Black Walnut Wheat Beer. When the mash is spent, it's then fed to the cattle.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:55 GMT

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:53 GMT

]]>Co-owner Brian Durham checks the hot mash as his glasses steam up at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. During the mashing process is when Black Walnut bits are mixed with the wheat for the Black Walnut Wheat Beer.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:52 GMT

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:48 GMT

]]>Black Walnut Wheat beer in the fermentation tank at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:51 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham, co-owner with her husband Brian Durham, enters the walk-in cooler at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:50 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham opens a box of Hammons walnut bits that her and her husband Brian Durham use to make their Black Walnut Wheat beer while in the walk-in cooler at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:49 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham holds some of the contents of a box of Hammons walnut bits that her and her husband Brian Durham use to make their Black Walnut Wheat beer at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:46 GMT

]]>Black Walnut Wheat beer sitting in a box of Hammons walnut bits that are used to make the beer at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:47 GMT

]]>Black Walnut Wheat beer sitting in a box of Hammons walnut bits that are used to make the beer at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:43 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham holds a 6 pack of Black Walnut Wheat beer next to her husband Brian Durham who's holding a box of Hammons walnut bits that are used to make the beer while in the walk in cooler at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:46 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham and husband Brian Durham hold a box of Hammons walnut bits that are used to make the Black Walnut Wheat beer while in the walk in cooler with their dog Annie at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:44 GMT

]]>A 6-pack of Black Walnut Wheat beer in the walk in cooler at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:42 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham holds a 6 pack of Black Walnut Wheat beer next to her husband Brian Durham as they stand in a grove of Black Walnut trees at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:39 GMT

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:40 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham holds a 6 pack of Black Walnut Wheat beer next to her husband Brian Durham who's holding black walnuts that have fallen from the trees as they stand in a grove of black walnut trees at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:39 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham pours a Black Walnut Wheat beer in the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:38 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham pours a Black Walnut Wheat beer in the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:35 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham pours a Black Walnut Wheat beer on the deck outside the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:34 GMT

]]>Black Walnut Wheat beer on the deck outside the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:33 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham stands behind two long tables made from slabs of a large Black Walnut tree in the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:29 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham walks down the stairs with cans of Black Walnut Wheat beer from the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:28 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham walks down the stairs with her dog Annie and cans of Black Walnut Wheat beer from the taproom at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:31 GMT

]]>Brandon Lee, employee of 12 years, cleans the floor in front of the fermentation vessels at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:30 GMT

]]>Brian Durham checks the sugar content with a refractometer of an ale he's brewing at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:24 GMT

]]>Brandon Lee, employee of 12 years, in front of the fermentation vessels at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:32 GMT

]]>A grove of black walnut trees outside the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:27 GMT

]]>Piles of fallen nuts sit below a grove of black walnut trees outside the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:25 GMT

]]>The taproom is inside an old refurbished dairy barn at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:23 GMT

]]>The taproom is inside an old refurbished dairy barn at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:21 GMT

]]>The taproom is inside an old refurbished dairy barn at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:20 GMT

]]>Brian Durham empties the mash into a container that will be brought to their cattle to feed at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. The mash for the Black Walnut wheat beer is a mix of spent wheat and black walnut bits.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:19 GMT

]]>Brian Durham, co-owner, stands on the procuection deck at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:17 GMT

]]>Brian Durham, co-owner, weighs out hops for the ale he's working on at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:18 GMT

]]>A bowl of hops that's weighed and ready to be used at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:16 GMT

]]>Joleen Durham shovels spent grains called mash into a trough for their cattle to eat at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. The mash for the Black Walnut wheat beer is a mix of spent wheat and black walnut bits and the cows can't get to it fast enough.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:15 GMT

]]>Cattle chow down on spent grains called mash, still warm from cooking, in a trough at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. The mash for the Black Walnut wheat beer is a mix of spent wheat and black walnut bits and the cows love it.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:14 GMT

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:12 GMT

]]>Brandon Lee, employee of 12 years, loads a pallet with product from the walk in cooler at the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:13 GMT

]]>The pasture lined road to the Piney River Brewing Co. in Bucyrus, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:10 GMT

]]>A home along rural Hwy 5 advertising for people to come pick their walnuts for free outside Evergreen MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:10 GMT

]]>A black walnut hulling station run by Doug Matthews (black sweatshirt) in Phillipsburg, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026. Doug's grandkids play on a trailer while he talks with a customer. Doug has had this hulling station across from his home for over 20 years.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:08 GMT

]]>The scale and bagged nuts at a black walnut hulling station run by Doug Matthews in Phillipsburg, MO on the morning of October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:07 GMT

]]>A customer holds his receipt, getting paid $14 cash on the spot for every 100 pounds of nuts in shell at a black walnut hulling station run by Doug Matthews in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:06 GMT

]]>A customer gets paid $14 cash on the spot for every 100 pounds of nuts in shell at a black walnut hulling station run by Doug Matthews in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:06 GMT

]]>A customer sits on the back of his truck as his friend backs it up to the black walnut hulling station run by Doug Matthews in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:05 GMT

]]>Young Levi Newbauer next to Joshua Newbauer unload black walnuts they collected into the huller at a black walnut hulling station in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026. After the nuts get hulled and weighed, Levi will get paid cash on the spot for his work.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:04 GMT

]]>Doug Matthews at his black walnut hulling station that he's run for over 20 years in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:58 GMT

]]>Black walnuts get lifted into the huller at a black walnut hulling station in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:57 GMT

]]>Black walnut hulls get dropped onto a pile at a black walnut hulling station in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:01 GMT

]]>Bagged walnuts in shell at a black walnut hulling station run by Doug Matthews in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026. After the hulling station gets enough pallets of nuts, the Hammonds company sends out a semi to pick them up to bring back to the processing plant in Stockton, MO.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:02 GMT

]]>Young Levi Newbauer gets paid cash on the spot by Doug Matthews for black walnuts he collected and brought to a hulling station Matthews has run for over 20 years across from his home in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:00 GMT

]]>Kelsey Matthews and her nephew at a black walnut hulling station run by her father Doug Matthews in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:59 GMT

]]>A huller provided by Hammons sits at a black walnut hulling station in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:54 GMT

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(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:52 GMT

]]>Doug Matthews and his grandson and daughter Kasey Matthews at his black walnut hulling station that he's run for over 20 years in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:51 GMT

]]>Doug Matthews at his black walnut hulling station that he's run for over 20 years in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:49 GMT

]]>Doug Matthews at his black walnut hulling station that he's run for over 20 years in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:50 GMT

]]>Doug Matthews holds and handful of walnut hulls at his black walnut hulling station that he's run for over 20 years in Phillipsburg, MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:48 GMT

]]>Amber White on the production line at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:47 GMT

]]>Black walnut pieces on the production line at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:45 GMT

]]>Black walnut pieces on the production line at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:40 GMT

]]>Amber White on the production line at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:43 GMT

]]>Amber White on the production line at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:44 GMT

]]>Buckets ready to be filled at the production facility for Hammons Black Walnuts in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:42 GMT

]]>Finished product in cool storage at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:41 GMT

]]>Finished product in cool storage at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:38 GMT

]]>Buckets ready to be filled at the production facility for Hammons Black Walnuts in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:37 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons holds a box of ready to ship product at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:33 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons holds a box of ready to ship product at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:36 GMT

]]>Black Walnut hulling information on the door at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026. While the facitlity is largely for nut processing, they also host a hulling location where people can bring in the nuts from the trees to get paid for them.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:38 GMT

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:35 GMT

]]>A map of US with the black walnut tree's range highlighted on the wall at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:34 GMT

]]>A display of products that use Hammons black walnuts in the lobby at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:32 GMT

]]>A display of products that use Hammons black walnuts in the lobby at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:31 GMT

]]>Bagged nuts in shell from hulling locations sit in a covered shed awaiting processing at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:29 GMT

]]>Bagged nuts in shell from a hulling location awaiting processing at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:30 GMT

]]>A truck with pallets of bagged nuts in shell that await processing at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:28 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons stands in front of a truck with pallets of bagged nuts in shell that await processing at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:27 GMT

]]>Bagged nuts in shell from a hulling location awaiting processing at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:25 GMT

]]>Facilities at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:24 GMT

]]>The sign in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:23 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons presses his thumb into the green hull of a black walnut to test it for readiness while standing among the black walnut trees in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026. This particular one is perfect, it has the right amount of sponginess.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:23 GMT

]]>Amber White on the production line at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:21 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons examines black walnuts that have fallen from the trees in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:20 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons holds black walnuts that have fallen from the trees in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:17 GMT

]]>The top of a black walnut tree that in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:19 GMT

]]>Owner Brian Hammons points out features of a black walnut tree that grows in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:18 GMT

]]>Nuts on a black walnut tree in the front grounds of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:16 GMT

]]>Nuts on a black walnut tree in the front grounds of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:13 GMT

]]>Nuts on a black walnut tree in the front grounds of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:15 GMT

]]>A sign near the park on North St. to the hulling station at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:13 GMT

]]>Black Walnut St. leads to the hulling station at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:12 GMT

]]>Black Walnut St. leads to the hulling station at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:11 GMT

]]>Hammons Black Walnut Emporium in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:09 GMT

]]>Gift and products for sale inside Hammons Black Walnut Emporium in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:08 GMT

]]>Gift and products for sale inside Hammons Black Walnut Emporium in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:07 GMT

]]>An old local baseball league uniform framed for display inside Hammons Black Walnut Emporium in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:03 GMT

]]>Employee Nikayla Hare scoops Blue Bell black walnut ice cream at Hammons Black Walnut Emporium in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026. Numerous companies make ice cream featuring Hammons black walnuts, Blue Bell being one of them.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:05 GMT

]]>A scoop of Blue Bell black walnut ice cream at Hammons Black Walnut Emporium in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026. Numerous companies make ice cream featuring Hammons black walnuts, Blue Bell being one of them.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:06 GMT

]]>Chickens that live at a home on Black Walnut Street eat the nut meats from black walnuts that have dropped from the tree above and been run over by a vehicle, cracking them open and leaving them ripe for the picking on the road, which is the same road that leads to the hulling station at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:04 GMT

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:02 GMT

]]>A chicken that lives at a home on Black Walnut Street eats the nut meats from black walnuts that have dropped from the tree above and been run over by a vehicle, cracking them open and leaving them ripe for the picking on the road, which is the same road that leads to the hulling station at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:26:01 GMT

]]>A chicken that lives at a home on Black Walnut Street wait to eat the nut meats from black walnuts that have dropped from the tree above and get cracked open by vehicles, leaving them ripe for the picking on the road, which is the same road that leads to the hulling station at Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:59 GMT

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]]>A cat crosses after cruising the wanut trees along North St. in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:58 GMT

]]>Rows of different varieties of black walnut trees line the North St. in front of Hammons Black Walnut company in Stockton MO on October 23, 2026. Over time, the company bought homes on that portion of land and converted the area to a walnut grove in order to create a buffer between the production plant and the local neighborhood.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:52 GMT

]]>The sun sets behind the foreground of a black walnut tree outside Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:56 GMT

]]>The remnants of a sunset linger behind a black walnut tree in a pasture outside Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:54 GMT

]]>Deer forage in a pasture that's dotted with black walnut trees (like the skeleton of one in the back right) while the remnants of a sunset linger in a pasture outside Stockton MO on October 23, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:53 GMT

]]>A black walnut tree grows in the yard of a home near the city park in Oronogo, MO on October 24, 2026. Without looking up, there are signs on the pavement of black walnuts having fallen and been run over by vehicles.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:51 GMT

]]>A black walnut tree with many of it's nuts still to drop grows in the yard of a home near the city park in Oronogo, MO before sunrise on October 24, 2026. Black walnut trees are found all over the region, in yards, pastures, and along roads.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:47 GMT

]]>A black walnut tree grows in the yard of a home near the city park in Oronogo, MO on October 24, 2026. Black walnut trees are found all over the region, in yards, pastures, and along roads.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:50 GMT

]]>A black walnut tree with many of it's nuts still to drop grows in the yard of a home near the city part in Oronogo, MO before sunrise on October 24, 2026. Black walnut trees are found all over the region, in yards, pastures, and along roads.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:49 GMT

]]>A large black walnut tree with many of it's nuts still to fall stands near the entrance of the Carterville Cemetery in Carterville, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

(Terra Fondriest) — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:25:48 GMT

]]>A large black walnut tree with many of it's nuts still to fall stands near the entrance of the Carterville Cemetery in Carterville, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>A large black walnut tree with many of it's nuts still to fall stands near the entrance of the Carterville Cemetery in Carterville, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>A black walnut tree in a pasture outside Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Nuts on the ground below a black walnut tree in a pasture outside Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black Walnuts fill 55 gallon plastic drums in the back of hulling station operator Cliff Block's truck in his driveway in Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black Walnuts fill 55 gallon plastic drums in the back of hulling station operator Cliff Block's truck in his driveway in Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black Walnuts fill several of the 55 gallon plastic drums with more empty for the filling in the back of hulling station operator Cliff Block's truck in his driveway in Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026. Block grew up collecting them with his dad and continues to do it with his grandkids. He opened the hulling station because there wasn't one close to his home.

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]]>Cliff Block, a Hammons hulling station operator, collects black walnuts in the lot across from his home in Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026. Block grew up collecting them with his dad and continues to do it with his grandkids. He opened the hulling station because there wasn't one close to his home. He has permissions to collect nuts from many residences throughout the area.

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]]>Cliff Block, a Hammons hulling station operator, collects black walnuts in the lot across from his home using a 'Nut Wizard' roller in Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026. Block grew up collecting them with his dad and continues to do it with his grandkids. He opened the hulling station because there wasn't one close to his home. He has permissions to collect nuts from many residences throughout the area.

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]]>Cliff Block, a Hammons hulling station operator, collects black walnuts in the lot across from his home using a 'Nut Wizard roller in Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026. Block grew up collecting them with his dad and continues to do it with his grandkids. He opened the hulling station because there wasn't one close to his home. He has permissions to collect nuts from many residences throughout the area.

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]]>A black walnut tree pruned by the power company grows in a pasture outside Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>A black walnut tree pasture outside Carthage, MO on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Cliff Block, a Hammons hulling station operator, opened a hulling station at his home because he was having to drive too far to bring his own nuts to be hulled on the morning of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts in whole and smashed form from the tree above dot the corner of this neighborhood in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts in whole and smashed form from the tree above dot the sidewalk in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts dot walkways and roadways, this one on the Missouri State campus in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts dot walkways and roadways, this one on the Missouri State campus in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts dot walkways and roadways, this one on the Missouri State campus in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts dot walkways and roadways, this one on the Missouri State campus in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnuts dot walkways and roadways throughout the region, this one in a neighborhood in Springfield, MO on October 24, 2026.

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]]>A black walnut tree with many of it's nuts yet to fall sits above the Hurley Baptist Church on the way into Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>The Black Walnut hulling station operated by David Christenson for the past 20 years, and his dad before that, hosts it's sign in downtown rural Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026. Hurley, MO has a population of 176 people.

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]]>The Black Walnut hulling station operated by David Christenson for the past 20 years, and his dad before that, sits along Spring Creek in downtown rural Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026. Hurley, MO has a population of 176 people.

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]]>David Christenson's collection of animals and antiques sits adjacent to his black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that in downtown rural Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026. Hurley, MO has a population of 176 people.

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]]>A sign at David Christenson's black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that in downtown rural Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>A Hammons black walnut huller at David Christenson's black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that, in downtown rural Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>A truck where the spent hulls are loaded at David Christenson's black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that in downtown rural Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>David Christenson dumping walnuts his son collected that day into the huller at his black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that along Spring Creek in rural downtown Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>A squirrel preparing to steal walnuts out of the bags set to travel to Hammons black walnut production company at the hulling station operated by David Christenson in Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>David Christenson and Alan Cheek work the huller at his black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that along Spring Creek in rural downtown Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Loading black walnuts into the huller at the Hurley hulling station which David Christenson has operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that, along Spring Creek in rural downtown Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Alan Cheek (L) at the Hurley hulling station with operator David Christenson weighing a bag of hulled walnuts in order to figure the cash payment in rural downtown Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026. Hammons pays $14 per 100 pounds, this bag was worth $5.

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]]>David Christenson at his black walnut hulling station which he's operated for the past 20 years, and his dad before that along Spring Creek in rural downtown Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Oak, hickory and black walnut are some of the trees lining this road outside Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Cattle graze in a pasture with walnut trees dotting the horizon behind them outside Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnut trees line a road outside Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Black walnut trees line a road outside Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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]]>Cattle graze in a pasture with walnut trees dotting the horizon behind them and black walnut trees lit up in the foreground outside Hurley, MO on of October 24, 2026.

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