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CGI: Chestnut Growers, Inc.
Michigan Growers Producing, Harvesting, and Processing
Sweet Chestnuts

One site for all your culinary chestnut needs!

OUR CHESTNUT PRODUCTS

Where you can purchase our chestnuts

For the 2008 autumn and holiday season we will be roasting our fresh chestnuts and selling some select chestnut products.

Look for us the following Locations:
  • Saturday, October 25 - Royal Oak Farmers Market, Royal Oak, MI
  • Friday, November 21 - "Silver Bells in the City" celebration corner of Washtenaw and Washington in downtown Lansing, MI
  • Saturday, November 22 - Detroit's historic Eastern Market, Detroit, MI
  • Sunday, December 7 - "Winter Bowl" celebration, city of East Lansing, MI
  • Saturday, December 13 - Detroit's historic Eastern Market, Detroit, MI

Fresh chestnuts

Fresh Chestnuts

Growing conditions in the Midwest are ideal for the sweetest possible chestnuts. Our fresh in-shell chestnuts are refrigerated immediately upon harvest, and we strive for the shortest time possible from our growers' chestnut orchards to our customers' tables.


Jumbo Chestnuts 2008 crop Sold Out

Large Chestnuts still available

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Peeled frozen chestnuts

Peeled Frozen Chestnuts

Our ready-to-use peeled frozen chestnuts are a tremendous time saver for both professional chefs and home cooks. The sweet flavor and rich buttery yellow color of our chestnuts makes them superior to frozen imports.

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Chestnut slices

Chestnut Slices

We are excited about our newest product, Chestnut Slices, available exclusively from our chestnut growers' cooperative. Made from thinly sliced and dehydrated chestnuts, chestnut slices retain the buttery yellow color and rich sweet flavor of fresh chestnuts.

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Chestnut flour

Chestnut Flour

Chestnut flour is a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour. The natural sweetness of chestnut flour enhances the delicate flavors of many baked goods.

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Lamb with chestnutsUsing Our Chestnut Products:
Delicious Chestnut Recipes

Chefs from fine restaurants across Michigan have developed a collection of sweet and savory dishes starring chestnuts and chestnut products. Our site includes recipes for spiced chestnuts, chestnut soups, chestnut risotto, and chestnuts with venison, walleye, lamb, and pheasant, to name just a few.

Chestnut Recipe Collection >>

 

Chestnut roastingMeet Our Chestnut Growers:
Scheduled Chestnut Roastings

You can sample freshly-roasted chestnuts, and meet some of our chestnut growers, at several annual events in Michigan. 

Scheduled Chestnut Roastings >>