Rural Greeks rely on neighbors and friends to supply olive oil, often lugged home in economical tanks that might last the typical family three or four months.

Man using a traditional olive oil press, working with the grinding mechanism and olives. - Olive Oil Times

Production

Apr. 12, 2012

Riogordo’s Milling Honors Verdial Olive Oil

The Olearum Culture and Oil Heritage association organized recently the first edition of “The Milling of Riogordo” which recreated the traditional production of olive oil in the Ethnographic Museum of Riogordo (Málaga).

Woman sipping olive oil from a glass while seated at a table with another person in the background. - Olive Oil Times

Mar. 14, 2012 World

An Olive Oil and Culture Workshop in Jaén

A man in a suit sitting on a wooden chair in an olive grove surrounded by trees. - Olive Oil Times

Feb. 6, 2012 World

A Pact to Protect the Andalusian Olive Grove

May. 9, 2011 World

Giorgio Armani Designs Vestments with Olive Motif for Sicily Bishop

Mar. 14, 2011 Featured

One Use for Olive Oil After its "Best By" Date

Two police officers saluting alongside a man in a suit at a public event with a crowd in the background. - Olive Oil Times

Feb. 2, 2011 Featured

Celebrating Olive Oil Culture and Cuisine in Burhaniye

Featured

Jan. 25, 2011

A Painter of Olive Harvests

Mariella Gualtieri remembers a man hired to help with the harvest. Seeing her small hands shivering he said, “If only olives were the size of oranges, we’d finish sooner.”