I can find US sources, but then theres shipping and import duty/hold-ups etc, I can also find commercial foreign sources, but eleven tons is a bit more than I'm looking for.
So for sizing purposes lets say a 25kg sack.
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Does anyone know of a good UK source for unshelled walnuts in decent quantities at a reasonable price?
I can find US sources, but then theres shipping and import duty/hold-ups etc, I can also find commercial foreign sources, but eleven tons is a bit more than I'm looking for.
So for sizing purposes lets say a 25kg sack.
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So for sizing purposes lets say a 25kg sack.
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A.friends wife adores them and gets through a pound a week. 
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That's a rather expensive way of obtaining broken shells to use as fire kindling 
As an aside, we put all usual Christmas purchase of walnut shells onto the compost heap and I find they take ages to rot down - probably why walnut was one of those woods which was once popular for furniture making.
Did you find a source of in-shell nuts? I would have thought a friendly fruit & veg market stallholder might give you a reasonable price if you were prepared to buy in bulk. If there's an Asian fruit & veg store near you, they often sell stuff in bulk (large families). Might be worth a try.
As an aside, we put all usual Christmas purchase of walnut shells onto the compost heap and I find they take ages to rot down - probably why walnut was one of those woods which was once popular for furniture making. Did you find a source of in-shell nuts? I would have thought a friendly fruit & veg market stallholder might give you a reasonable price if you were prepared to buy in bulk. If there's an Asian fruit & veg store near you, they often sell stuff in bulk (large families). Might be worth a try.
