NewsOctober 22, 2014

View photos from Tuesday's harvest at Martin Walnut Tree Farm.

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Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

One of the many tree-lined trails at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com One of the many tree-lined trails at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, shows ground walnut shells that can be used for a variety of purposes, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, shows ground walnut shells that can be used for a variety of purposes, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Trees surround the whiffle ball field at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trees surround the whiffle ball field at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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A plaque maps hole 1 of the whiffle ball golf on the course at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A plaque maps hole 1 of the whiffle ball golf on the course at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Trees are reflected in the pond at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trees are reflected in the pond at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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A teepee used for camping at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A teepee used for camping at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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A teepee used for camping at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A teepee used for camping at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Beehives sit in the woods at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Beehives sit in the woods at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, takes the headphones off his son, Jake's ears so he can talk to him, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, takes the headphones off his son, Jake's ears so he can talk to him, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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A package of ground walnut shells from Martin Walnut Tree Farm will be used to make sewing pin cushions.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A package of ground walnut shells from Martin Walnut Tree Farm will be used to make sewing pin cushions.
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Jake Edmunds bags walnuts using a gravity wagon, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jake Edmunds bags walnuts using a gravity wagon, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
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Jake Edmunds bags walnuts using a gravity wagon, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jake Edmunds bags walnuts using a gravity wagon, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Jake Edmunds bags walnuts using a gravity wagon, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jake Edmunds bags walnuts using a gravity wagon, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Walnuts dry out in the sun at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Walnuts dry out in the sun at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Walnuts rest on the nutcracker's conveyer belt at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Walnuts rest on the nutcracker's conveyer belt at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Walnuts rest on the nutcracker's conveyer belt at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Walnuts rest on the nutcracker's conveyer belt at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Kristin Grassman and Lindsey Leathers ride the four wheeler through the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kristin Grassman and Lindsey Leathers ride the four wheeler through the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
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Kristin Grassman and Lindsey Leathers ride the four wheeler as Mike Edmunds walks through the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kristin Grassman and Lindsey Leathers ride the four wheeler as Mike Edmunds walks through the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Lindsey Leathers uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Lindsey Leathers uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Kirsten Grassman uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kirsten Grassman uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, holds a walnut with 38 percent nut meat from one of the farm's tracked tree, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, holds a walnut with 38 percent nut meat from one of the farm's tracked tree, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Kirsten Grassman uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kirsten Grassman uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Walnuts hang on a tree in the grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Walnuts hang on a tree in the grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Stephanie Toeniskoetter uses a nut wizard to pick up walnuts in the walnut grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Walnuts hang on a tree in the grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Walnuts hang on a tree in the grove, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A package of chopped walnuts from Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A package of chopped walnuts from Martin Walnut Tree Farm.
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Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, drives a golf cart down one of the many tree-lined trails on the farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, drives a golf cart down one of the many tree-lined trails on the farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

One of the many tree-lined trails at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com One of the many tree-lined trails at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Nut wizards are used to pick up fallen walnuts at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Nut wizards are used to pick up fallen walnuts at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

One of the many tree-lined trails at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com One of the many tree-lined trails at Martin Walnut Tree Farm, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, shows ground walnut shells that can be used for a variety of purposes, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Edmunds, manager of Martin Walnut Tree Farm, shows ground walnut shells that can be used for a variety of purposes, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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