Favorita Farm Hazelnuts

10/08/2026

HAZELNUTS THIS SATURDAY!

Come visit us at the Central Farmers Market at Willingdon Beach from 10 AM–1 PM!

Stop by to say hello, support local, and pick up some delicious homegrown hazelnuts.

10/08/2026

Look what’s growing under our hazelnut trees!

My word of the day—
Mycorrhizosphere: the intricate, hidden underground network of fungal threads that connects these mushrooms to the tree roots.

10/06/2026

🌰 What Do I Do with All These Cracked Hazelnuts from Favorita Farm?!? 🌰

First things first: don’t panic. You have not accidentally purchased yourself a full-time job. 😂 You’ve simply entered the wonderful world of hazelnuts!

Here’s what to do:

1. Sort the kernels from the shells.
Put on your favorite music, grab a bowl, and settle in. We call this “Nut Therapy.” 🧘‍♀️🌰 It’s surprisingly meditative—and we highly recommend it for maintaining equilibrium!

2. Store them properly.
Keep your hazelnuts in the fridge for a few weeks, or pop them in the freezer if you want to enjoy them for months.

3. Roast those beauties!
Spread them on a baking sheet and roast at 275–300°F for about 15–25 minutes.
⚠️ WATCH THEM CAREFULLY—they can go from perfectly roasted to burned very quickly! Check them as they cook. When your kitchen starts smelling wonderfully nutty, they’re probably ready.

And then the fun really begins! 🤎

✨ Roasted hazelnuts are delicious:

eaten by the handful (obviously)
tossed into granola
sprinkled over salads
ground into cookies and cakes
blended into pesto
turned into homemade Nutella
or made into hazelnut butter!

My personal favorite is hazelnut butter. Just grind the roasted nuts in a food processor until their natural oils are released and the mixture becomes smooth and creamy—basically peanut butter’s fancier, slightly more European cousin. 😋

Hazelnut butter is a REAL treat.

So if you find yourself with a bag of cracked hazelnuts from Favorita Farm, consider it less of a chore and more of an invitation to practice your Nut Therapy. 🌰❤️

10/04/2026

 You have to try this recipe: excerpted from Gyetk by Rachel and Spencer Greening.

 Honey, Hazelnut-crusted Sockeye Salmon

one tablespoon oil
1/3 cup he is on that finally chopped
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced seaweed
1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pound sockeye fillet one and 1/4 inch thick

Cooked rice for serving

Cooked Chinese green vegetable such as baby bok choy

Preheat oven to 375° F. Lighting grease a baking sheet.

In a medium bowl, combine Hazelnuts Honey 1 tablespoon oil, lemon juice, salt, seaweed, thyme, and pepper and mix well to combine

Pat, the salmon fillet dry with a paper towel, then place it on the prepared baking sheet skinside down. Evenly spread the Hazelnut mixture over the top, ensuring it covers the entire fillet.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, thick fillets may take up to 18 minutes, until it flakes evenly with a fork and is moderately firm to touch. The flesh should still appear moist. It will continue cooking for a few minutes after being removed from the oven.

If the Hazelnuts on top have not rounded, if desired broil the salmon for an additional minute or until the Hazelnuts have turned a golden brown. Be careful not to burn or overcook!

Surf on a bit of rice with a side of greens.

09/29/2026

🍂🍂
HAZELNUT SALE DAY IS Saturday, October 17 th Favorita Farm.

🍂Happy Autumn Everyone!🍂
Here we are, summer is over already and it's that time of year....time to think about squirrelling away some delicious naturally grown hazelnuts (neither herbicides nor pesticides used in our production) .
We have had a bumper crop of wonderful, healthy hazelnuts. To accommodate everyone, and to give people a chance to pick up more hazelnuts closer to Christmas, we will have two sale dates, one in October and another sale date in December.

When: Saturday, October 17th
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Favorita Farm in Wildwood -6480 Sutherland Ave

Hazelnut Pricing:
5 lbs. $40 - cracked or whole in the shell, let us know when you order which you want
10 lbs. $75
20 lbs or more --$130

How to order:
1. email me at [email protected]
2. Or call 604-414-3433
3. Message me on messenger.

Tour of Farm will be held at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm Stay for a coffee or tea if you have time!

*Note
1. We will also be selling 1 lb bags of hazelnuts for home cracking at $10 each.
2. If you can't come over on pickup day, no worries, we can always arrange a pick up or if you need, a delivery on another day.

Hope to see you on October 17th!
Liz and Gerry...a couple of cracked nut farmers!

09/14/2026

Can I eat raw hazelnuts?

Yes! Hazelnuts, also known as cobnuts or filberts, are loaded with fibre and nutrients when eaten raw and become more flavorful and robust when roasted.

Like most nuts, they have a high, healthy fat content so make sure you refrigerate them to keep them from going bad. Shelled raw hazelnuts will last up to 1 year in the refrigerator and even longer in the freezer.

09/13/2026

09/11/2026

Our home made willow baskets 🧺 added to the hazelnut harvesting this year. Thanks to Dawn Myers workshop, we learned how to make these beautiful, strong baskets. They look great with the Hazelnuts don’t you think?

https://www.justletmeweave.com/workshops

09/07/2026

Our nut trees have been generous this year! Here we are sorting the nuts, readying them for drying, then bagging.

09/05/2026

Why book a trip to Italy when you can visit Favorita Farm in Wildwood?