Pistachios - How we harvest and Process them

Every October we harvest and process Pistachios from our Orchard in Beaver Dam, Arizona. This is a short Video explaining how we do it.

[sarah_farm]

My grandmother grew up in the countryside of the state of Virgi, . She and my great-grandmother used to make pig feet in the oven. It's awesome to see how others on the other side of the globe in a different culture make them. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

[nellieblighhill]

Thankyou for this. If you don't have the electric potato peeler, I have found popping them in the oven at a moderate temp for 12 minutes, helps to soften the out mesocarp skin. Then it is a case of removing by hand. A word of advice, use disposable plastic gloves to do this and a knife as the mesocarp has a sap that oozes into your skin and makes your hands brown ans smelly, which lasts for days. Then do the process as per the video. At the end I roast mine for 40mins in a low oven to really dry them thoroughly. Store in an airtight jar. Check regularly for signs of mould.

[kathleens]

Thank you for the information. A friend has given me a five gallon bucket of harvested pistachios and now I know how to process them. 😊

[TutuSainz]

Thanks for sharing this! we just got a new pistachio tree for our food forest so it’s interesting to see how you harvest yours! Sending love and blessings!

[mojavemel]

I appreciate this video, we have some but never harvested them. Unfortunately the ones they have are a prone to have a closed shell, but I'm gonna see what I can do with what we have!

[alleynabangerter]

This is awesome!! Will you upload a video this year on your pomegranates?

[kfx]

So my grandpa planted a bunch of pistachios on his property. They look like that, but i peel them on they never crack open. Dont think i ever seen one crack open. Just a soft shell i think, maybe hard, Havent been out there in a while

[Willhatesbikes]

Could you provide the manufacture information on the potato peeler? Having a hard time locating one that’s not ludacris expensive

[bonholioo]

backyard grower here, can I space them to 10x10x10 feet apart? I don't have big machinery to worry, so that makes them about half of your setup, is it possible doable?

[تونسيفينيويورك]

Roast at 250 for an hour and a half. Seems too long!!!