Whether you’re planting your first trees or tasting your first chestnut—we’re here to help the future take root.
United Chestnuts helps landowners, growers, and food leaders bring chestnuts back to American farms, kitchens, and markets—by creating the tools, visibility, and support structure this crop has never had, but always deserved.
What’s Broken. What We’re Fixing.
Chestnuts used to be everywhere—feeding families, enriching soil, anchoring communities. Then, slowly, they vanished. Blight decimated the trees. Supply chains forgot them. Generations grew up without ever tasting one. What’s left is a crop with deep roots and almost no infrastructure. A few committed growers kept planting, but without support, without visibility, and without a story the public could connect to.
The result?
A food system where chestnuts don’t stand a chance—not because they’re not valuable, but because the system never made space for them to thrive.
What's Broken
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Chestnuts vanished from the American table.
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Growers are left to market and sell with few tools or resources.
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There’s no unified chestnut brand to connect the industry or educate consumers.
What We’re Fixing
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We’re putting chestnuts back into the cultural conversation—through chefs, content, and community.
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We’re supporting growers who want to reach new markets and build sustainable models.
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We’re building a national chestnut identity—rooted in trust, visibility, and long-term potential.
Who We Work With
For Landowners & Growers
Chestnuts are perennial, low-input, and increasingly valuable. Whether you’ve just planted your first tree or you’re mapping out your farm’s future, we’re creating pathways to help you succeed.
Want to know more?
For Curious Eaters
Chestnuts are rich, sweet, and unlike anything else—somewhere between a roasted sweet potato and a toasted hazelnut. They’re naturally gluten-free, easy on the gut, and deeply satisfying.
We’re on a mission to bring them back into kitchens everywhere.
For Buyers & Collaborators
We’re building a national chestnut brand that reflects quality, sustainability, and story. If you’re a chef, co-op, food org, or researcher—we’d love to explore what’s possible together.
Want to Be Part of the Chestnut Comeback?
We’re building something bigger than a product. It’s a movement rooted in real soil, real flavor, and real opportunity.
Interested in learning more? Reach out
we’d love to hear what you’re working on.