While there is still time to enjoy the last days of summer, soon days will become shorter and a new season will be upon us. Fall’s cooler temperatures make the perfect time to explore Western Colorado ...

The harvest of the expensive pine nut happens only about once every five years. Reporter Beth Hoffman spends a day with a Navajo storyteller and pine nut harvester in Utah. This is DAY TO DAY. I'm ...

On one end of the hierarchy of nuts, there's the common yet versatile peanut. And on the other, there's the outrageously priced pine nut, which makes the teardrop shaped nuts like the caviar of nuts.

What is a pine nut? Pine nuts come from pine trees, which are conifers or cone producing trees. But pine nuts aren’t actually nuts at all; they are seeds! All pine trees have edible seeds that develop ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. A colleague accosted me at the coffee machine the other day with an urgent question. "Why are pine nuts ...

Pesto, hummus or eggplant stuffed with lamb - the pine nut is a beloved ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine. I love pine nuts, and it's been a source of big money in Lebanon. Its export is so valuable ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Piñon pine nuts are a holiday staple in New Mexico, but recent challenges have impacted their supply. The piñon pines, New Mexico’s state tree, have faced difficult years, ...

If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

Fresh pine nuts are seen at a local market in Khost province, eastern Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) In the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, where ancient pine forests whisper ...