Farmers hope to make New Jersey the hazelnut capital of America

Farmers hope to make New Jersey the hazelnut capital of America

Farmer Ed Clerico shows hazelnuts he harvested on his Hillsborough farm. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)RINGOES — The first time Ozgur Tunceli planted hazelnut saplings on her Hunterdon County farm, deer came through and ate them to the ground. The next time, her goats did the same. “Imagine me sitting there and crying and regretting everything that I did,” she said. “I said, ‘I should sell this farm and just go back to my suburban …

Farmers hope to make New Jersey the hazelnut capital of America - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise

Farmer Ed Clerico shows hazelnuts he harvested on his Hillsborough farm. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)RINGOES — The first time Ozgur Tunceli planted hazelnut saplings on her Hunterdon County farm, deer came through and ate them to the ground. The next time, her goats did the same. “Imagine me sitting there and crying and regretting everything that I did,” she said. “I said, ‘I should sell this farm and just go back to my suburban …

Farmers hope to make New Jersey the hazelnut capital of America - The Mexico Ledger

Farmer Ed Clerico shows hazelnuts he harvested on his Hillsborough farm. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)RINGOES — The first time Ozgur Tunceli planted hazelnut saplings on her Hunterdon County farm, deer came through and ate them to the ground. The next time, her goats did the same. “Imagine me sitting there and crying and regretting everything that I did,” she said. “I said, ‘I should sell this farm and just go back to my suburban …

Farmers hope to make New Jersey the hazelnut capital of America - Seward Independent

Farmer Ed Clerico shows hazelnuts he harvested on his Hillsborough farm. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)RINGOES — The first time Ozgur Tunceli planted hazelnut saplings on her Hunterdon County farm, deer came through and ate them to the ground. The next time, her goats did the same. “Imagine me sitting there and crying and regretting everything that I did,” she said. “I said, ‘I should sell this farm and just go back to my suburban …