New Summer Hours...

Starting Monday, June 4th the Pecan Shed will have New Summer Hours. We will be open Monday through Saturday from 10am until 5pm. We hope to see you soon!

Remember...we still have pecans available in shelled halves and shelled pieces. Pecans are great for summer salads, as topping for ice cream or yogurt, and add a great crunch to all those morning cereals.

We also have lots of great fudge flavors coming out this summer. Our fudge flavor of the Month for June is Pina Colada! YUM! This is one of Kathy's favorite flavors...to make and to eat! Stop in soon for a taste!

Coming later this summer will be Orange Cream fudge and Cookies 'n Cream fudge!

Last night the Pecan Shed won the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce "Family Business of the Year" award for 2012. The Pecan Shed was one of four nominees this year. It is only the second year this award has been given and we were truly honored to win. When our family opened the Pecan Shed in 1981 on Hwy 79 in Byers, TX we had no idea what our future would be like. Thirty years later, the future looks to be full of great things…including great pecans! The first Pecan Shed was only open November through February and it only carried in the shell and cracked pecans. Over the years business began to grow and the Pecan Shed was getting a reputation for selling quality pecans at a fair price. Soon many people from Wichita Falls began to make the 20 miles or so trip out to Byers just to buy fresh, local pecans. Due to this, we decided to lease a building in Wichita Falls on Call Field road called the Garden Patch (the name change was because it was open year round selling pecans in the fall and winter and local produce in the spring and summer). The Garden Patch proved to have inadequate parking and the busy road became a hassle for customers. Therefore, in 1994, a new location was selected at 1401 Midwestern Parkway, our current location. The current Pecan Shed is open year round with shelled pecans, homemade fudge, candied pecans, and a great selection of "Texas" gifts. Additionally, whole and cracked pecans are stocked beginning in mid-October until about mid-February. Over the past 30 years, the most important thing we have learned is to always sell the best quality pecans our orchards can produce. At the Home Orchard located in Charlie, TX we have 8,000 trees that we began planting in 1987. In total we have 940 acres and over 25,000 pecan trees. Most years the orchards produce more pecans than can be used or sold at the Pecan Shed. Therefore, we are able to wholesale pecans to other stores across the country and even across the world to places like China. On a good year we harvest close to one million pounds of pecans. However, all of this depends on Mother Nature. Tim and Jake follow intense management practices with irrigation and several sprays in order to produce these high quality pecans. We also have professors from Oklahoma State Univ. and Texas A&M that conduct studies in our orchards to try and find new methods for managing pecan crops, water conservation, etc. Our family has hosted the TPGA Convention in 1997 and the Oklahoma Pecan Growers and the Louisiana Pecan Growers have both had tours in our orchards in the past as well. Tim is currently serving as the Texas Pecan Growers Assoc. President and served on the Board in the past. He also does numerous talks each year to growers and retailers on his management style and travels outside the United States to promote pecans in other countries. (He manages to do all this while still finding plenty of time to pursue his new dream of becoming a Bass Champion.) Jake is on a committee of the National Pecan Growers Assoc. whose main purpose is to determine the future of the pecan industry. Jill is a member of the Senior Junior Forum, she has been a member of Leadership Wichita Falls, and is active with both the Wichita Falls and Henrietta/Clay County Chamber of Commerce groups. Molly is semi-retired but you will still find her at the Pecan Shed during pecan season and whenever else Jill needs help at the store...but mainly she is a full-time grandma. We are truly a family business. While Jake and Jill have worked elsewhere they both decided to come back and work for the family. We take pride in knowing about every thing that takes place in our orchards and our store. We are there every day to make sure we are providing our customers with the best we can give them. The next generation of Pecan Shed management is Jake’s daughter Presley and Jill's daughter Dotty (the cute little girls we feature in all our television commercials). We look forward to continuing to grow and change yet always maintain superior quality and customer service. For more about our recent award click on either (or both) of these links! (link #1 - Times Record News article) http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2012/may/22/chamber-of-commerce-industry-award-banquet-honor/ (link #2 - KFDX Channel 3 news report) http://texomashomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=179822

Fudge Flavor of the Month for May is...

...Caramel Pecan Cheescake! This flavor has been a fan favorite in the past so we decided to bring it back just in time for Graduations, Mother's Day, or any day! We also have our fabulous Red Velvet Fudge that is in a word..."YUM"! It is my new personal favorite!!! I have a feeling it will soon be given it's own month to be the featured flavor but until then stop in and enjoy it while it lasts! Of course we always have our fabulous flavors like Chocolate Pecan, Butter Pecan, Dark Chocolate Pecan, Turtle, Peanut Butter, Mint Chocolate, Maple Nut, and our Sucrose Free Fudge Flavors as well. Make any day better with our famous fudge!

Red River Wine Festival - April 21, 2012

The Pecan Shed will have a booth at the Red River Wine Festival this Saturday! The event is held at the J.S. Bridwell Ag Center from 6-11pm. There will be over 25 wine booths, lots of beer, merchandise booths, and food booths.

The Pecan Shed will be taking our Fudge Dipped Strawberries, Homemade Fudge, and Candied Pecans. We will be running a special for the Wine Festival only...everything will be sold for just $2.00 each!

For more information visit www.redriverwinefestival.com

All the proceeds from this event stay right here in Wichita Falls. The Senior Junior Forum hosts the event and this group benefits organizations like Beacon Lighthouse for the Blind, First Step, Children's Aid Society, Meals on Wheels, Special Olympics, the Fantasy of Lights, and they give out four MSU scholarships each year...just to name some of the groups they benefit.

Grab your friends and head out to the Wine Festival this weekend. It is a lot of fun!!!

April is National Pecan Month

All month long the Pecan Shed will be giving away free samples of our pecan pieces with every purchase as a way to celebrate National Pecan Month.

You might be asking yourself...

Why is April National Pecan Month????

I am glad you asked!

While no one asked for my personal opinion on the subject...my best guess would be that the "Powers That Be" chose April as a way to highlight that pecans are good for much more than just pecan pies in November and December.

Pecans are heart healthy. They also have lots of vitamins and minerals. And there a million ways to use them. Visit the National Pecan Shellers Associationa website at www.ilovepecans.org to learn much more about the newest research with pecans and to see some really yummy recipes! They have things on their website like Spinach Pecan Quiche, Banana Pecan Strudel, Lemon Pecan Green Beans, Pecan Crusted Trout, Pecan and Chicken Stuffed Mushrooms, and much, much more!

Of course the Pecan Shed has lots of great recipes too. We have my Great Aunt BeBe's Award Winning Pecan Pie recipe on there and my Aunt Barbara's Famous Fudge recipe too. Barbara's fudge has sold for several thousand...yes I said thousand...dollars at local fundraisers! Visit www.pecanshed.com to find these and more tasty recipes.

The National Pecan Shellers site even has fun facts on there. Did you know pecans could improve your love life? Do you know how many pecans it would take to reach the top of the Empire State Building? How about how many pecans it would take to reach the moon? All this and more can be found at www.ilovepecans.org.

Who knew pecans were so exciting?!?! Well I did of course!

Stop by the Pecan Shed today to help us celebrate National Pecan Month! Taste our fudge...filled with our pecans...and grab your free sample of pecan pieces while you are here!

Fudge of the Month Club 2012

The Pecan Shed offers a Fudge of the Month Club each year from January until June. You can sign up for a three month subscription or a six month one. Each month you will receive one piece of Chocolate Pecan Fudge, one piece of Plain Chocolate Fudge, and one piece of our Fudge Flavor of the Month.

There is still time to get a 3 month subscription to our Club! You can still receive fudge in April, May, and June. This is a perfect gift for family and friends or even as a special treat for yourself.

The upcoming Fudge Flavors of the Month are:
April - Turtle
May - Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
June - Pina Colada

A three month subscription to our Fudge of the Month Club is only $39.95 and that includes all shipping and handling fees. Call today (940-322-0756) for more information or to place an order!

Valentine's Day is Just 5 Days Away!

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we want to make your shopping easy this year. Not only do we have our fabulous Fudge Dipped Strawberries available, but we also have hearts filled with our homemade fudge! We have them in either plain chocolate fudge or chocolate pecan fudge.

These hearts are a great way to show your Valentine just how sweet you think they are. The small heart shaped fudge container is $9.95 and the large one is $24.95. These are available in limited supply so hurry in before they are all gone!

We also have other great gifts like our candy coated pecans, Circle E. Candles, Jalapeno Grillers, gourmet food items, and so much more. You are sure to find the perfect gift for your perfect Valentine!

We are open Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm. If you want to give your sweetheart Fudge Dipped Strawberries for V-Day...make sure you order as soon as possible!