News Items:
- Two new Walnut Processing Facilities for Victoria: Success for two separate groups in obtaining
grants from the FOOD PROCESSING IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA PROGRAM (FPRAP)
to establish regional walnut processing facilities in Violet
Town (Goulburn Valley Walnuts Pty Ltd) (updated 1/5/08) and Koraleigh
(QWP Pty Ltd).
- An open source "Universal
Nut Sheller". Developed by the Full
Belly Project, it was designed for shelling peanuts but, if it works for
these irregularly shaped nuts, it should also be useable with walnuts! More
detailed information in this
link.
- South
Australian Drought Hotline (including Flyer)
- FACT FILE: WALNUTS By Jayne
Tancred ND
- Walnuts
and Melatonin, from University of Texas (posted 7th
November, 2005)
Interesting in relation to free radical scavenger activity of melatonin and
also mentions defects in Melatonin release involvement in sleep
disorders of the elderly.
- The Age article on Dargo walnuts, "Going
Nuts" By Justine Costigan (originally
published 11th
May, 2004)
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