31 May
Northland olive oil wins top prize
A Northland olive oil has taken the top prize at the LA County Fair in the United States – one of the world’s biggest olive oil competitions.
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Archive for May, 2006
30 May
Cold off the press … olive oil from California
By Maryline Larocque
If ever there were a natural food and wine “pairing” in the raw, it’s grapes and olives. In Spain, Italy, Greece, and now California, the two crops are virtually inseparable. Antoinette Addison of Figueroa Farms (www.FigueroaFarms.com) inherited a third of an olive orchard in Provence, France. She and her husband, Shawn, bought out [...]
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30 May
$44 million to protect county crops
By Julissa McKinnon,
This week the House of Representatives approved more than $44 million to continue funding three agricultural research programs that benefit Napa County. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, secured the funding in the 2007 agriculture spending bill. The bill has yet to go to the Senate, where it could be amended and approved.
The [...]
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30 May
Olive oils press ahead of wines as gourmet pour
By Lauren Beckham Falcone
Leave the chianti. Take the oil.
From tastings to housewarming gifts, olive oil is the new wine.“It’s a huge market,” said Kim Evers, manager of O & Co. on Newbury Street. “It’s becoming a big household gift because when people bring wine, they usually drink it right away. With olive oil, it lasts.”
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30 May
Le b.a-ba de l’huile d’olive
On le sait et on le répète, l’huile d’olive est une des meilleures qui soit. Beaucoup la considère comme un aliment-santé. Elle agirait comme anti-oxydant et anti-cholestorol. Sans compter qu’elle amène du soleil dans nos assiettes ! L’olivier est un arbre noble, symbole du bassin méditerranéen. En France, il est présent depuis 20 000 ans [...]
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30 May
EXOLEA: Olive Oil From All Over The World in Umbria
The Umbria region is the centre of the world’s attention for three days for extra virgin olive oil. From June 2 to 4, 16 countries will showcase the best they’ve got in terms of olive oil production, with 200 Italian and foreign labels participating in “Exolea”, a fair taking place in Foligno, Spello, Montefalco, Trevi, [...]
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29 May
Wild Salmon with Olive Tapenade
By Linda Gassenheimer
Give the Memorial Day Cookout a touch of elegance with this easy grilled seafood entree for two.
It’s a luxury to savor salmon this time of year. Try it with olive tapenade, a paste made from olives, garlic, olive oil and herbs. There are many good varieties on the market.
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28 May
4th International Olive Tree Fair opens in Marrakech
By Rachid Merzaq, Morocco Times
The 4th International Olive Tree Fair, themed ‘Olive culture: a Spur for Agricultural Development’, opened Thursday in Marrakech, at the initiative of the Regional Olive-Growing Committee of Al-Haouz.
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25 May
L’huile d’olive, un “or jaune”
Il est de bon ton de parler de l’huile d’olive comme on parle d’un vin. Et comme il n’existe pas une, mais des huiles d’olive, 20 000 personnes ont goûté celles apportées par les petits producteurs venus pour les 8es Journées méditerranéennes de l’olivier, qui se sont tenues à Nîmes (Gard) du 19 au 21 [...]
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25 May
Tapenade (Olive and Anchovy Spread)
To serve 4
· 100 g salt anchovies, or 1 small tin anchovies
· 1 garlic clove, peeled
· 250 g black olives, stoned
· 125 g capers
· 4 tbsp olive oil
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25 May
Olive Omelette
To serve 4
6 eggs
· 100 g black olives, stoned & finely chopped
· 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
· ½ tsp ground caraway
· ½ tsp ground cumin
· 1 tbsp olive oil
· 1 pinch sweet paprika
· 1 tsp tarragon
· Salt and pepper
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25 May
Of olives and oils
By Tee Shiao Eek
FROM the proverbial olive branch grows a small green (sometimes black) fruit. The essence of this fruit is in the oil, a pungent liquid of light green-golden colour, with a reputation that spans generations and cultures.
In ancient times, olive oil was revered as a gift of the gods, for people to use [...]
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25 May
For the love of olive oil
Claudia Pharand spreads olive oil on her toast for breakfast. Sometimes she adds homemade jam or maple syrup. She cooks fish and vegetables with olive oil, whips it into a mean béchamel sauce, even uses it on her skin and hair for that extra healthy glow. She goes through one litre of the viscous green [...]
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25 May
Frost damage evident in NorCal olives
By Bill Krueger,
There appears to be a geographical gradient from north to south with the problem being more severe in the north and getting somewhat less toward the south.
Generally speaking, olive yields in the Sacramento Valley were lighter [...]
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25 May
Big Hunter olive crop predicted
It has been a bumper year for Hunter’s olive industry, which is expected to produce a record crop.
The Upper and Lower Hunter now has more than 200,000 olive trees producing table fruit and oil.
This year’s harvest will finish next week and vice-president of the Hunter Olive Association, Mike Wilson, says yields are likely to be [...]
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