Berkeley Olive Grove: Old Ways in the New World
Ask Darro Grieco what makes his award-winning EVOO so good and he'll say it's the old Mission trees, dry farming and hand-harvesting. Are we still in California?
Ask Darro Grieco what makes his award-winning EVOO so good and he'll say it's the old Mission trees, dry farming and hand-harvesting. Are we still in California?
"We are inspired by Ancient Greece to produce extra virgin olive oil with no industrial process. If it means producing only a certain amount each year that is okay with me.” Constantine Scrivanos
The project offers a promising crop due to the archipelago's favorable climate, the high quality of local olive oil production, and the little water required.
Laurie Schuler-Flynn and Amy DelBondio's award-winning Hillstone olive oil reflects their consummate care throughout the production process. After all, their grandmothers are watching.
"One kind of fish has a different flavor from another. It's the same with olives; every product has certain characteristics that are reflected in the flavor." Piero Gonnelli
John Dunn left a high-pressure sales job to run a business with an old friend renting villas on Crete. Life changed again when they unwittingly struck oil among the olive groves.
The report offers data from a number of industry experts to conclude that the rising costs of olive oil production are higher than the market prices.
"We thought of this world’s deep-rooted traditions, rich culture and bright future and that’s how we got into the olive oil business." Mustafa Çakilcioglu, Adatepe Olive Oil
In 1585, 21 year-old William Shakespeare became a proud father of twins. Later that year, the Gonnellis bought a mill from local monks and started making olive oil. They're still at it.
Coldiretti, Italy's largest farming group and lobby, held its fourth Oscar Green Awards to support and encourage innovation in agricultural pursuits.
Years ago a local farmer laughed when he saw our lines of bonsai olive trees. ‘You’re mad planting in this drought,’ he said. I wish he were here now to see this.
If you don't mind an afternoon on a ladder getting twigs in your hair, these places will press your little harvest and send you home with a bottle of pick-your-own extra virgin olive oil.
BiolMed will create a permanent transnational network made up of “Circles to Promote Quality Organic Olive Oil.”
"It’s been fun to witness consumers taste olive oil properly for the first time." Dan Flynn, University of California at Davis Olive Center
Four years ago Gioia Pinna and her husband bought a country retreat in Umbria. Then they decided to make one of the best olive oils in the world.
"You feel the difference in your senses which is exceptional and perhaps even addictive." - Lambda creator Giorgos Kolliopoulos
The only thing small about modern olive oil production is the tree.
Lintar name derives from the Greek word that means "funnel" and which is the old name for the Kastela Gulf, the geographical origin of the oil.