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Get Recipe for Oysters Rockefeller
Oysters Rockefeller
Celebrate this holiday season in style with a unique take on a classic appetizer. These savoury oysters feature California walnuts and sambuca liqueur.  Get Recipe Now
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How it's Made Video Featuring California Walnuts
Watch California walnuts on an episode of How it’s Made.
It includes a look at the many steps involved in the growing, harvesting and processing of walnuts. Watch video
About Us
This is the Canadian site for the California Walnut Commission (CWC), which was established in 1987. It is funded by mandatory assessments of the growers. The CWC represents over 4,600 growers and 64 handlers of California walnuts in export market development activities and conducts health research. The Commission is an agency of the State of California that works in concurrence with the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
   
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Boost your Brain Power
Boost your Brain Power
There’s a reason the walnut resembles a human brain. A recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that walnuts improved cognitive and motor function in rats. The researchers believe that walnuts may have the ability to protect the brain by quenching the age-related free radicals, as well as promote neuronal communication and growth of new neurons.
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Click here to see a brainy bunch of notable Canadians sharing their best study tips.
Click here to read about some brain-boosting tips for crunch time.