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SUMMARY:TN - Chestnut Shucking Party (part two) at the Fortwood Street Greenhouse
DESCRIPTION:Chestnut Shucking Part Two10:00AM-3:00PM on Saturday\, October 25th\, 2025 \nWhat to know: Because we’re not going to finish on the 18th\, we’re calling all Tennessee Chapter volunteers of The American Chestnut Foundation for another fun day processing this year’s harvest of backcross American chestnut seeds! \nIn order to harvest seeds from our backcross hybrids we need to collect the burs the day before they open (because as soon as the burs open the nuts fall out and are eaten by deer\, squirrels\, wild turkeys and other neighbors). To prepare the seeds for winter\, we need to remove the chestnuts from their burs by hand (that’s the shucking part). The chestnuts are then carefully cleaned\, surface sterilized\, sorted\, counted\, and packed into a moist medium (sphagnum) to be stratified for four months at 40 F. Come help get our chestnuts out of their burs! Please join us on Saturday\, 25 October\, in Chattanooga\, TN for a chestnut shucking party\, a fun day processing this year’s harvest of backcross American chestnut seeds! \nPlease bring a pair of puncture-proof gloves (if you have a pair)\, and dress for the weather! \nWhere: The Fortwood Street Greenhouse and Nursery\, on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\, located at 833 Fortwood Street\, Chattanooga\, TN. 37403 (Parking available in UTC Parking Lot 37). \n\nGoogle Maps link\nApple Maps link\n\nSee you there!For more information\, please contact Hill Craddock: 423-290-8924 or hill-craddock@utc.edu
URL:https://tacf.org/event/chestnut-shucking-party-fortwood-greenhouse/
LOCATION:Fortwood Street Greenhouse\, 833 Fortwood Street\, Chattanooga\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tennessee,The American Chestnut Foundation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hill Craddock":MAILTO:Hill-Craddock@utc.edu
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SUMMARY:TN - Volunteer Workday Chestnut Shucking Party!
DESCRIPTION:Chestnut Shucking Party!\nSunday\, October 20th at 10:00 AM EST \nYou’ve never had so much fun in your life! Please join us on Sunday for a chestnut shucking party at the Fortwood Street Greenhouse and Nursery. \nWho: calling all Tennessee Chapter volunteers of The American Chestnut Foundation \nWhat: a fun day processing this year’s harvest of backcross American chestnut seeds \nWhere: The Fortwood Street Greenhouse and Nursery\, on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\, located at 833 Fortwood Street\, Chattanooga\, TN. 37403 (in UTC Parking Lot 37) \nWhen: Sunday\, 20 October 2024\, from 10:00 AM until the fun runs out \nWhy: In order to harvest seeds from our backcross hybrids we need to collect the burs the day before they open (because as soon as the burs open the nuts fall out and are eaten by deer\, squirrels\, wild turkeys and other neighbors) \nHow: To prepare the seeds for winter\, we need to remove the chestnuts from their burs by hand (that’s the shucking part). The chestnuts are then carefully cleaned\, surface sterilized\, sorted\, counted\, and packed into a moist medium (sphagnum) to be stratified for four months at 40 F \nBring: A pair of puncture-proof gloves (if you have a pair)\, and dress for the weather \nFor more information\, please contact Hill Craddock: 423-290-8924 or hill-craddock@utc.edu \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A past “Chestnut Shucking Party” at the UTC Fortwood Street Greenhouse and Nursery. This crew\, which includes UTC faculty\, students\, and alumni\, processed more than 14\,000 chestnut seeds in one very long workday.
URL:https://tacf.org/event/tn-volunteer-workday-chestnut-shucking-party/
LOCATION:Fortwood Street Greenhouse\, 833 Fortwood Street\, Chattanooga\, TN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tennessee,The American Chestnut Foundation
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