Mayfly

those buckets of walnuts are making me shudder in horror. We had 3 of those trees in our yard when I was a kid. We would have to pick them up from the yard, and the rain would make them black and slimy and oh so stinky. Neither my brother or I will go anywhere near a walnut to this day. I have passed my hatred on to my children.

Sorry that I have no suggestions, other than the dumpster, but I want you to know that I feel your pain.

good golly that's a lot.

See if the Kay from the Mason Dixon Knitters wants them for dyeing her wool. Good luck! www.masondixonknitting.com

I love walnuts. But not enough to shell them! You're funny.

That is a LOT of walnuts. Unfortunately, we aren't huge walnut fans over here either. I always think they have a tannin taste on my tongue.

We have a man that sells them at our farmer's market and I did buy some last year for a swap and my mom (we don't do nuts here since Papa is allergic). Maybe ou could off-load them at your farmer's market?

You also might want to offer them on craigslist or freecycle.

My last suggestion is veggietrader.com where you can post what you've got and people contact you if they are interested.

I would offer them up on craigslist. Then reoffer as the crops come up LOL.

black walnuts are hardy enough to grow here but are not native, so they are few and far between.

if i could just pop on over, i'd haul a bunch of them away for you to use for dyeing yarn. But since I can't, i'll thank you instead for reminding me i'd better get myself into town to gather the ones that have fallen from the one walnut tree in town, behind the catholic church before they clean them all up for me!

You could try dyeing some yarn with it. It doesn't require a mordant even to bind the color to the yarn, as long as it is wool or any other animal fiber. it can be a little stinky though so i'd recommend doing it outside on a campstove.

Oh my!
I love walnuts. We eat them by the bag full. I have no knowledge as to how you shell them; but at the high price I'm paying in the store, I sure wish I did. Oh, and we would have to live much closer to each other.
I'm sure you will find someone who will be so happy to take them off your hands.

I have a great idea...Anyone need a good cheap bait for their squirrel trap...Of course after you catch them you have to take then to a far away park and release them..

Thank goodness you are getting them picked up. Our first year in our house we left them in the yard and to this day, 15 years later, our back yard still has weird lumps and bumps.

I have my three kids picking them up for free. They'd have a fit if they knew other folk were actually paying for this service.

I LOVE walnuts... in my oatmeal, in chocolate chip cookies, ground into meal for an omega 3 boost in my kids pancakes {because I'm tricky like that}. I would love to take them off your hands but I live in FL. I second selling them or giving them away.

I would offer them up on craigslist. Then reoffer as the crops come up LOL.

you people! Walnuts are yummy! I'd say post them to me, but they wouldn't get through customs:) I've seen some yummy pesto recipies with walnuts instead of pinenuts (I think Soulemama posted one), you might not be able to taste the walnuts over all that basil?

I have enjoyed your blog for some time now, but always quiet on the comments. Today's the day though! It's a bit late for it this year, but next year in mid-summer when the walnuts are still fresh and green, try making Nocino, an Italian walnut liqueur. I have some stewing in my backyard now. Here's a good article to read: http://www.oregonlive.com/mix/index.ssf/2009/05/nocino_liqueur_makes_a_perfect_summertime_backyard_party.html

You may not like walnuts, but maybe walnut liqueur has potential?

Post them on Craigslist! There's a whole sort of "agriculture" section and if you post them for free I'm SURE you'll find someone to take them off your hands!

They DO make beautiful dye... golden-y brown.

My grandma doesn't call them ankle breakers for nothing! :o) My suggestions is craigslist or the farmers market. Surely someone will take them off your hands.

I love walnuts, my grandmother used to harvest from the biggest old walnut tree I have ever seen and let them dry on the garage floor and then run over them with the car to crack the suckers. We always had walnuts. I would gladly take some off your hands if you would like. And I live in Independence! Just let me know.

I think Beckner Orchard in Lexington MO will buy them from you. They process them for Hammon's Walnuts.

My mom made $25 from their crop but they have 6 or 8 trees.

Call your local food bank. Here in some parts of AZ, there are groups that will come to your house and clear your orange/lemon/grapefruit/etc trees for you and take the bounty to the food bank. It's worth a call! :)

I LOVE walnuts! I wish walnut trees would grow where I live!

Gah. I am in the process of researching online a good source of black walnut, to dye fabrics. We have been having zero success getting the right brown using Procian dyes. You are KILLING me here! :p

my mom has walnut trees in her yard too. they fall on her car and make dents in the roof and the hood.

Maybe you can find someone to barter with?

I am right down the road from you in FT Leavenworth. Every other tree (it seems) here is a walnut. I have been collecting them so I can dye some fabric. Not very exciting, but that is what I am going to do with mine.

wow! pictures are great! thanks! i had no idea that's what walnuts looked like when they fall off the tree. we only see them in market, sheesh, us hawaii people :(

My grandparents had black walnut trees all over their farm. I remember eating those nuts and not liking them much...I prefer the milder "English" walnuts. However, the trees themselves are quite valuable to woodworkers! My grandmother had people stop by the property from time-to-time, wanting to pay her and chop the trees down for their wood.

We sold our home this Summer and so this is our first year in ten years we haven't had to pick up masses of walnuts from our two huge old trees. (we're pleased about that!) We used ours in pesto and in fruit crisp topping. We got friends to come pick boxes full. We used them as decorations and as dye. We also tried making ink out of the hulls just for fun.

My two favourite ways to use them were in these chocolate treats.
http://ahandmadelife.blogspot.com/2008/05/love-that-chocolate.html

And in these really delicious, no sugar bars.
http://ahandmadelife.blogspot.com/2008/04/fruit-and-nut-bar-recipe.html

I just finished picking up an estimated 1600 walnuts and have many more on the ground. Someone said mine were english walnuts. I hate to see them go to waste. I'm in Georgia if anyone wants to come get them!

I got black walnuts from a yard like yours through a listing on freecycle.com. Surely you could pawn them off on someone like me. :-)

I'm in KC!!! If you still have those walnuts our fam would EAT THOSE UP!!! Let me know if you need us
to take those off your hands!

Ummm... "And they turn your hands brown." Which means they can be used for a natural fabric dye. Or you can make walnut ink. Instructions are at http://home.insightbb.com/~denevell_books/making_walnut_ink.htm