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The Gay Farmer, a UK-based pro­ducer known for its organic extra vir­gin olive oil (EVOO), has been awarded a Silver at the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC). The award was given for their early har­vest Picual EVOO, which is pro­duced on a bio­dy­nam­i­cally man­aged estate in Jaén, Andalusia.

The Gay Farmer, oper­ated by Mark, has been pro­duc­ing EVOO since 2008, ini­tially on a small­hold­ing in Murcia, Spain. The oper­a­tion has since expanded to col­lab­o­rate with one of the old­est fam­ily-run organic estates in Jaén. The award-win­ning Picual olives are har­vested early and pressed within three hours to ensure qual­ity.

Mark, also known as The Gay Farmer, empha­sizes the use of organic, bio­dy­namic, and sus­tain­able farm­ing meth­ods. The focus is on eth­i­cal and trace­able pro­duce, with a com­mit­ment to car­ing for the envi­ron­ment. The Gay Farmer’s approach aligns with broader trends in sus­tain­able agri­cul­ture, aim­ing to pre­serve the planet for future gen­er­a­tions.

The NYIOOC is the most pres­ti­gious com­pe­ti­tion in the olive oil indus­try, rec­og­niz­ing excel­lence in olive oil pro­duc­tion world­wide. The Gay Farmer’s recog­ni­tion at this event high­lights the qual­ity and ded­i­ca­tion behind their organic EVOO pro­duc­tion.

The win­ning brands are pre­sented in the Official Guide and the Olive Oil Times World Ranking.