Buying Nuts for Christmas? Think Ontario Nuts!

Unfortunately most of the nuts purchased from Wal-Mart or at a grocery store typically come from the U.S. or other foreign countries. Chestnuts, for instance, are brought in from Italy. I am sure that most people don't realize that there is, in fact, a chestnut grower near London. There is...in Kerwood, Ontario. He was at the oudoor Covent Garden Farmer's market in the Fall - Keyser Nut Grove. Although he is not there any longer the chestnuts are available inside the market and also at the Western Fair Market. I've always wanted to buy some but don't have any idea what to do with them. I know they can be roasted, obviously, but I've never done it. I'll have to do some research!

Another Ontario nut is the peanut. There are a couple of peanut growers -

I've mentioned Picard's on here before (see March 2010) but thought they needed another mention for the prime peanut-eating season!

On Saturday I visited their retail store in Woodstock, Ontario to purchase a couple of Christmas gifts. Since I follow them on Twitter (@OntPeanuts) I knew that they had a variety of gift baskets available for gifts. They had a lot of those that's foresure! Lots of selection to choose from!

They also have many gift boxes as well. I bought two small boxes at $13.95 and a medium-sized box at $17.95. The larger-sized boxes were also very well priced. Based on the price I was impressed by the variety of product included within the boxes. There was a lot of value for the prices that I paid.