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6A Daily News – Friday, July 15, 2011 Family harvests Tehama County’s gold: Walnuts Imagine the ideal environment for growing crops, the soil would be loamy from a rivers edge, providing con v enient access to clean water, a perfect balance of shade and sun, a moderate cli- mate of cool nights and warm days, and perhaps even kissed by the delta breeze. Sure enough, Bianchi Orchards is located in none- other than Tehama County’s culinary hot spot of Dairyville, off of 61st Avenue on Bianchi Lane. If you truly want to experience the taste of Tehama County you must begin in our walnut orchards. In 2008 and 2009 walnuts were Tehama County’s num- ber one cash crop, mak- ing up forty nine percent of Tehama counties total agriculture revenue, with prunes being next high- est at twenty one per- cent; according to Tehama County’s Annu- al Agriculture and Crop Report. Our county not only exports walnuts throughout the nation, but to fifty four different Countries throughout the world; and in 2010, the value of walnuts increased by about twen- ty eight percent, making walnut orchards Tehama counties modern day gold mines. Jadda Miller Fresh Bianchi Orchards, our featured family of "miners" hold the perfect blend of what is endearing about the tradi- tions of agri- culture’s past and what is exciting about the future of the industry. Being relative- ly small in pro- duction but large in taste, flavor and vision, their organic Chan- dler walnuts will make you feel great, fill you with energy, and leave you with a light, smooth, sensation on your pallet that is a spe- cific signature only Chandlers possess. The farm is owned and operated by none other than the Bianchi’s themselves; a family steeped in the deep tradi- tion of agriculture and education. Anne Bianchi (mom) came from a family of chicken farmers and taught at Los Molinos High School, and Hus- band Ray (dad) was an agriculture educator at Los Molinos High School as well. Anne said, "It was always my dream to one day make our living off of the land. Raising a family and farming our way through life". As time passed the couple had five children: Rob- bie, Becky, Eddie, Julie, Photo courtesy of Drozian Photoworks and Katie; who all help out on the farm, but it was Anne and daughter Becky who were the instigators of finally going commercial with their walnuts, now mak- ing it the family’s way of life. After Anne and Ray retired from teaching and Becky graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in landscape design the family dove into their walnut endeav- or; with sixty acres of Chandler walnuts and twenty acres of prune trees, they took off at a running start and haven’t stopped; continuing to grow in size and popu- larity since their com- mercial beginning in 2009. 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Main St. Red Bluff 530-527-8889 (No Checks) discount CASH ONLY 3 or more pet Boxes". They are chock full of what else but Chandler walnuts, have your pick of honey glazed, cinnamon glazed, or chocolate cov- ered, olive oil from Pacific Sun, vinaigrettes from Antelope Creek, prunes from Lindauer, honey from Larson’s, wine from the Manton area and much more. "It’s just another way to express how special our area is and show how eating locally is not only good for the farmers but good for consumers as well" said Anne. More than ever it seems we not only want our foods to taste deli- cious, but healthful and nutritious too. An incredible amount of research has come about recently naming walnuts one of the fourteen super foods. The Omega-3 content in walnuts far exceeds the Omega-3 content in all other tree nuts. Walnuts contain over 2.5 grams per ounce of Omega-3. The next highest nut source is pecans, which have only about 0.25 grams per ounce. This means wal- nuts have nearly ten times the amount of Omega-3 of the next highest tree nut and $702.00 D NEWSAILY in Discount Coupons were published last week in the RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY … And that does not Count all the ads offering percentage discounts, two-for-ones and Free-with-Purchase offers! Don’t miss a Day of it! Subscribe Today 527-2151 It pays for itself. many nut varieties have none at all. A brief run-down of their total health benefits include: improvement of artery function, essential for our brain cells, helps prevent bone loss, assists in the management of diabetes, useful for weight control, anti- aging factors, a key com- ponent in the Mediter- ranean diet, and if you’re having trouble sleeping they will aid in your rest; grab a handful and incor- porate them into your dinner, they contain Melatonin, a hormone produced by the pineal gland, which is involved in inducing a natural good night’s sleep. Wal- nuts also contain an antioxidant compound called ellagic acid, which blocks the meta- bolic pathways that can lead to cancer, according to The World's Healthi- est Foods website. You could say that walnuts are one complete power- house of goodness all wrapped up in a crunchy natural package, just the way mother earth intend- ed them to be. Come check out Bianchi Orchards at their farm location in majestic Dairyville or if you are within the town of Red Bluff you can either stop in the House of Design located at 909 Jefferson St. or if you’re strolling Main Street you can pick up the Bianchi’s flavored nuts at California Kitchen Co. If you would like to meet the Bianchi’s in person stop by their booth at the farmers market on Wednesday evenings in Red Bluff in front of the courthouse or in Chico for their Thursday night market. There is no bet- ter way to get to know your food than by having regular conversations with your local farmers; it gives you a real sense of closeness with the county we call home and keeps you in harmonious tune with the ever changing seasons which is a sustainable approach to eating. No person could walk away from having a con- versation with the Bian- chis and not smile, they possess the belief, "if you’re not having fun don’t do it" and if you work hard you must bal- ance that with playing hard by taking vacations to keep the mind, body, and business performing at peak levels; but above all they feel that if you tend to the land with respect, happiness and appreciation you will be rewarded with the abun- dance of exceptional fruit. If you are driving south on Highway 99 during the weekdays of Wednesday through Fri- day, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. look for the Bianchi’s sign on the back of the classic Willys truck, make an immediate right on 61st Avenue and watch for the quintessential white farm house (on the left hand side of the road) surrounded by walnut trees; soon thereafter you’ll meet the warm and loving family who will gladly show you around their gold-bear- ing grounds. Jadda Miller was born and raised in Red Bluff and trained at the Napa Valley Culinary School in St. Helena. She has worked in Napa Valley, Paris, France, Sydney, Australia and Chez Panisse, in Berkeley. Jadda teaches cooking classes at California Kitchen Company in Red Bluff and That Kitchen Place in Redding. She has a deep passion for work- ing with fresh seasonal ingredients straight from the garden, and is an avid supporter of local farms and sustainable agricul- ture.