Chestnuts as a Natural Cleaner. You can easily transform chestnuts into an effective, chemical-free cleaner. According to ...

Prepare the chestnuts: Using a sharp knife, score an “X” on the flat side of each chestnut. This prevents them from exploding during roasting and makes peeling easier. Roast: Place the scored ...

The remaining chestnut water is a natural detergent that will leave your clothes fresh and clean! Chestnut Household Cleaner. The same chestnut water can be used as a multi purpose household cleaner.

The American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) were once a dominant tree species within the eastern U.S. forests, comprising up to 25 percent of the trees in parts of its natural range. A century ago, the ...

Volunteer groups like the American Chestnut Cooperators’ Foundation have been working for decades to gather and crossbreed wild trees in the hopes of nudging along natural resistance to the blight.

The 25-year-old American chestnuts in Rosenfeld’s East Hempfield Township backyard are rare survivors of a blight that virtually wiped out the once dominant ... “For the natural resources ...