For a few weeks in late spring the olive gambles everything on flowering — a brief, weather-sensitive event that quietly decides whether autumn brings a crop or almost nothing.
Read the story →The best olive tree fertilizer is mostly nitrogen, given in spring and in modest amounts. What the groves use, and the signs you have…
October 7, 2026Olive oil and lemon juice make a great dressing but not a liver cleanse. What the morning shot really does, the gallstone flush risk, and the calories.
October 4, 2026Olive oil for ear wax softens a plug so it can work its way out. The NHS routine, how long it takes, and when to skip the drops and see…
October 1, 2026Straight off the tree, an olive is inedible — bitter enough to make you wince. Curing is how we fix that, and you can do it at home…
Kalamata are ripened and brine-cured. Tinned black olives are picked green and oxidised. Why one tastes of wine and the other of almost nothing.
An olive that is delicious from the jar can wreck a dish, because heat does three things to it: it drives out salt, it softens the flesh, and…
In a village in Crete stands an olive tree up to 4,000 years old — still making olives. A timeline of everything it has outlived, and the one…
An airport explosives test adapted by Córdoba chemists screens olive oil for fraud in 15 minutes. How it works, how…
The Consumer Reports olive oil test: 23 extra virgins tasted, only 9 made the grade. California oils won; big brands…
U.S. importers ask the FDA for an olive oil standard of identity defining every grade and test. What the NAOOA…
Uruguay applies to join the International Olive Council at its first session in Latin America, as Argentina presses for a…
Greek olive mills face a new wastewater law that 2,300 three phase mills cannot meet. What it demands and why…
The UC Davis Olive Center is at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, teaching visitors to spot fresh olive oil. How campus…
Its beauty, its origins, its history: the varieties, the fields, the pictures.
“What does lavender have to do with olives? Well, I’m glad you asked. I just love both, and to me they’re the perfect match.”
