Peggy Mersmann-Laptad stays busy these days doing what her grandfather did years ago at the same farm north of Lawrence: harvesting and hulling walnuts. Peggy Mersmann-Laptad uses a wire roller to ...

Four-year-old Collin Wilkie made sure that every last walnut in the bed of his parents’ pickup was thrown into the hopper that conveyed the walnuts to the hulling machine. “He’s a good helper,” said ...

BEAUFORT — Mary Jenkins, a former janitor at East Central College, enjoys the freedom of working outside and being her own boss. At 82, she is one of thousands of freelance foragers relied on every ...