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CGI: Chestnut Growers, Inc.
Michigan Growers Producing, Harvesting, and Processing
Sweet Chestnuts

One site for all your culinary chestnut needs!


OUR CHESTNUT PRODUCTS


Where you can purchase our chestnuts

Visit our NEW online Store to buy now.

For the 2009 autumn and holiday season we will be roasting our fresh chestnuts and selling some select chestnut products.

Look for us the following Locations:
  • Friday, November 20, 2009 - "Silver Bells in the City" celebration
    5-9 pm, corner of Washtenaw and Washington in downtown Lansing, MI

  • Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Michigan State University's Autumnfest
    in the MSU Pavilion on Campus

  • Saturday, December 5, 2009 - Detroit's historic Eastern Market, Detroit, MI

  • Sunday, December 6, 2009 - "Winter Bowl Soup and Chile Cook-Off"
    1-4 pm in downtown city of East Lansing, MI

Check back for more dates & local locations

Fresh chestnuts

Fresh Chestnuts

Growing conditions in the Midwest are ideal for the sweetest possible chestnuts. Our fresh in-shell chestnuts are refrigerated immediately upon harvest, and we strive for the shortest time possible from our growers' chestnut orchards to our customers' tables.


2009 Crop Sold Out

Nutritional information for fresh chestnuts

Peeled frozen chestnuts

Peeled Frozen Chestnuts

Our ready-to-use peeled frozen chestnuts are a tremendous time saver for both professional chefs and home cooks. The sweet flavor and rich buttery yellow color of our chestnuts makes them superior to frozen imports.

Chestnut slices

Chestnut Slices

This is the most versatile chestnut product on the market today — and it’s grown right here in the U.S.A. IT RE-HYDRATES IN 15 MINUTES back to a raw chestnut, available for recipes of your choice. Eat as is, crumble into breading or garnish a salad. Whichever way you choose, this shelf stable product will last two years and save you money on it’s light-weight shipping There are no additives and it simply brings uniqueness to your kitchen.

Nutritional information for dried chestnuts

Chestnut flour

Chestnut Flour

Chestnut flour is a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour. The natural sweetness of chestnut flour enhances the delicate flavors of many baked goods.

Nutritional information for chestnut flour


Lamb with chestnutsUsing Our Chestnut Products:
Delicious Chestnut Recipes

Chefs from fine restaurants across Michigan have developed a collection of sweet and savory dishes starring chestnuts and chestnut products. Our site includes recipes for spiced chestnuts, chestnut soups, chestnut risotto, and chestnuts with venison, walleye, lamb, and pheasant, to name just a few.

Chestnut Recipe Collection >>

 

Chestnut roastingMeet Our Chestnut Growers:
Scheduled Chestnut Roastings

You can sample freshly-roasted chestnuts, and meet some of our chestnut growers, at several annual events in Michigan. 

Scheduled Chestnut Roastings >>