Tag Archive | "olive oil harvesting"

Spain’s Olive Harvest Marked by Lower Yields, Too Many Workers

Spain’s Olive Harvest Marked by Lower Yields, Too Many Work ...

by Julie Butler

With hordes heading to Andalusia looking for work at harvest time many will be turned away this year, while low prices and yield will cause some farmers to let the olives rot.

Posted on November 06 2011

Seeing Green: Harvesting a New Love for EVOO in Tuscany

Seeing Green: Harvesting a New Love for EVOO in Tuscany

by Jaclyn Einis

Was it the mix of olive varieties? The careful pruning, the coastal Tuscan environment, the organic practices? I’d say all of the above, and the fact that those olives were harvested by some very happy hands.

Posted on April 26 2011