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The high volume, hand-cranked nutcracker was invented in Lake County in 1978 and is still produced locally by the Davebilt Co. in Lakeport, California. Photo by Esther Oertel. Linda Karnstedt, Lake County Farmers' Finest volunteer, demonstrates the nutcracker invented and produced in Lake County, California, by the Davebilt Co. Photo by Esther Oertel. Pictured are walnut purveyors Travis Rinker and Alex Vollelunga of Valley Long Farms in Lakeport, California. Vollelunga also produces walnut oil-based beard oils and hair serums, pictured in the foreground, under the name The Bearded Nut. Rinker grows hot peppers which will be incorporated into some of the value-added walnut products from the farm. They may be found on Instagram at Pepper_Portal and Bearded_Nut. Photo by Esther Oertel. Free walnut samples were on hand at the Lake County Farmers’ Finest market in Lakeport, California, during their walnut celebration on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Photo by Esther Oertel. Walnuts, walnut flour, walnut butter, and walnut oil are displayed at the Lake County Farmers’ Finest market in Lakeport, California on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Photo by Esther Oertel. Rosemary Walnuts Esther Oertel is a writer and passionate home cook from a family of chefs. She grew up in a restaurant, where she began creating recipes from a young age. She's taught culinary classes in a variety of venues in Lake County and previously wrote "The Veggie Girl" column for Lake County News. Most recently she's taught culinary classes at Sur La Table in Santa Rosa. She lives in Middletown. Cornelia Sieber Davis, manager of the Lake County Farmers' Finest market in Lakeport, California, displays an informational board showing the production cycle of walnuts. Photo by Esther Oertel.

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