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Join us for a tour of the walnut orchard and processing plant including the viewing of a walnut oil pressing. Walnut products will be available for tasting and ‘Braided River’ will showcase their wines on Saturday 11 September.

At last, freshly cracked New Zealand walnuts have entered the market.

At ‘A Cracker of a Nut’ walnuts in-the-shell are processed into a range of gourmet products including walnut pieces, halves, flour, oil, dukkah, chutney and pickled walnuts.

Grinding the walnut shells has seen the development of graded shell for the abrasives, cosmetic and wood turning industries.

The walnut factory is situated in West Melton, approximately 30 minutes drive south west of Christchurch. Tours by arrangement.