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Chestnut Ridge News
We seem to be in the news quite a bit these days, and we've got our own news to share with our friends and customers.
Visit the links and news stories listed here for the latest information about what we're doing here at Chestnut Ridge of Pike County!
CHESTNUT RIDGE featured in a PBS segment of ILLINOIS STORIES!
Watch Mark McDonald as he tours Chestnut Ridge of Pike County
and talks with Dale and Linda to learn all about Chestnuts.
Illinois Stories airs November 17-23 on local WQEC PBS (local Channel 22)
Thursday November 17 7:30pm
Friday November 18 6:30pm
Wednesday November 23 6:30pm
October 2011
Illinois Farm Bureau visited Chestnut Ridge and spent the day with the harvesting crew. Chestnut Ridge was featured in the Farm Week Magazine October 24, 2011. Ken Kashian photographer for the Illinois Farm Bureau created a beautiful web gallery of his day at Chestnut Ridge of Pike County.
Check out Ken's terrific photos of all the great folks bringing in the Chestnuts this season.
http://www.web.mac.com/KenKashian/KashianSite/Chestnut_Ridge_of_Pike_County_2011.html
October 23, 2011
The Quincy Herald Whig came down for a tour of the chestnut orchard and our farm. See what they had to say about their visit here:
http://www.whig.com/story/news/chestnuts-102311
October 30, 2010
Click on the photo/link below to learn about the Great River Chestnut event we attended in Elsberry, Missouri:
Since we are "nuts" about our Chestnuts we try to ship most orders Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to make sure they are fresh and delicious when you get them.
Chestnut Ridge of Pike County
18483 US Hwy 54 Rockport, IL 62370
217-437-4281