Adopt a walnut tree from our farm in Notre Dame de l’Osier (France). Some of the Franquette walnut trees we are proposing for adoption were planted in 1989 and the youngest in 2001. During the process of adoption you can choose a name that we will engrave on a plaque and hang on your tree. The Franquette walnut tree is a very productive variety that produces elongated nuts of good size and very good taste: mild, delicately sweet, with a pronounced "hazelnut-like" aroma. Unlike other fruit trees, walnut has a relatively slow fruiting process. However, for a walnut tree, Franquette is considered a variety with relatively fast fruiting. This old variety originates from the right bank of the lower Isère valley, in the Vinay region, exactly where our farm is located. We are therefore proud representatives of this variety. La Noix de Grenoble has been recognized for over a century for its exceptional quality and incomparable flavor, which has made it internationally renowned. Due to the high investment price for our farm, we do not own a mill, our oil is pressed in a new mill in Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier (15 minutes from our farm) that opened in 2018 and is approved for organic production. The nuts with a flaw in appearance or color are discarded during sorting and then broken by us and the kernels used to make pure walnut oil that we offer. On average, 2 kg of walnut kernels have to be extracted and cleaned to make 1 liter of oil. We bring our pre-sorted walnut kernels to the mill. Our nuts are crushed by a large stainless steel wheel and then heated (cold pressing is impossible for walnut oil because it leaves no taste). The resulting paste is pressed several times for about an hour. It takes half a day to make 50 liters of walnut oil. Generally, we stay at the mill during this operation. This oil is then put into large containers and brought back to our farm where it will be filtered and bottled by us. We started our conversion to Organic Farming at the end of 2018 to respect the surrounding nature as much as possible and to offer an authentic quality Grenoble walnut oil. We will, therefore, be certified in Organic Farming at the beginning of 2022. The productive life of a walnut tree is around 150 years. For as long as you want to keep it and we can continue taking care of it, you can renew your adoption year after year. If your walnut tree dies, we will replace it with no additional cost and assuring the delivery of your harvest from other trees.

Each season, after having harvested the nuts and produced the Grenoble walnut oil, we will send you a box with: 2 x __Grenoble walnut oil in organic conversion__ (0.75-liter tins) Given the rather thick texture, the oil has a toasted and fruity nutty smell and a strong, aromatic taste. The walnut oil will be packaged in two 0.75 liter aluminum tins, which you will receive directly at home. Our oil can be consumed cold or hot, in salads, to be used with pasta, rice, quinoa or vegetables, in ratatouille or as a complement to butter in certain cakes such as a walnut brownie for example. Our oil can be stored for up to a year in a not too warm place in the house and away from light. Light exposure can accelerate its degradation.

Please, check the deadline for participating in this project (deadline for adoption) below. As of this date the Farmer will start preparing the orders that are to be shipped. You may select the delivery date of your box as suggested by the Farmer at check-out.

* Learn who produces your food, how and where. Receive your food in a conscious manner. * Buy directly from the farmer. Help to generate wealth and better jobs in the rural areas. * Plan ahead and enable the Farmer to produce on demand. This way we can avoid overproduction and fight food waste. * Reward Farmers who make an effort to use environmentally-friendly packaging and cultivation techniques.