Come visit Alison and Jonathan Nichols on their farm, Filbert Acres, in Puyallup, WA and pick up some of the fall harvest of local hazelnuts.  Open Monday thru Saturday, you can stop by the farm at 6625 Pioneer Rd, just outside the main city of Puyallup. They usually open up their gate around 8:00 am and stay open until around dark.  Look for their cheery Filbert Acres and "OPEN" sign.  Then take the drive down along the trees, as stray nuts pop from under your car tires.  Oh, and don't forget to catch a view of WSU's test fields--currently full of pumpkins--and an epic view of Mt. Rainier. 

Filbert Acres is truly a unique farm with a very special local product.  More about hazelnuts here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelnut.  How lucky are we to be able to source locally produced nuts!?!  We keep a bowl full of these with a cracker in our kitchen for a quick snack, but Ali and Jon have great recipes that will give you hazelnut inspiration if needed.