Bevin Cohen from Small House Farm talks about how to make your own seed and nut oils.
Make Seed and Nut Oils at Home
Our guest today makes oils from a wide range of nuts and seeds.
Bevin Cohen runs Small House Farm in Michigan, where he specializes in oils, seeds, and cosmetics.
Home Oil Pressing
Cohen says home oil pressing gives fresh oil with superior flavour to oils that are mass produced.
He explains how to press small batches of oil at home.
Oil Seeds for Northern Gardeners
In this episode, Cohen talks about how to press oil from:
Flax
Hemp
Walnut
Pumpkin
Black currant
Borage
Watermelon
The Whole Nut or Seed
Leftovers from oil production of some seeds provides “seed cake” that can be used for cooking. Examples are pumpkin seed cake and walnut seed cake.
Shelling Tip
Trying to sort black walnut shell from nut pieces? Put them in water.
Shell fragments float, while the nut meat sinks.
Book about Seed and Nut Oils
Bevin Cohen’s new book, The Complete Guide to Seed & Nut Oils.
Connect
Small House Farm: smallhousefarm.com
If this episode piqued your interest in growing nuts, tune in to the 2020 episode entitled, Growing Nuts in Cooler Climates.