Archive for August, 2006
31 Aug
A study conducted by the NWFP agriculture research centre says that the province can earn $3.5 billion annually from export of olive oil by bringing under olive cultivation the high rainfall areas of the province.
“Two million acres of cultivable wastelands and uncultivated forest area can be brought under olive cultivation in the high rainfall [...]
Posted in Middle East by: Olives101
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31 Aug
WITH the help of a few industrious volunteers and some hard working staff, ‘Grounds’ staff has set a record for processing olives.
1050kg of olives were picked and processed in three days last month resulting in 180 litres of olive oil, an overall yield of 15.52 per cent.
Grounds manager Gordon Smyth was pleased with the team [...]
Posted in Australia & NZ by: Olives101
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29 Aug
There’s a growing market for California olive oil.
Production in the state increased 168 percent between 1996 and 2004, and continues apace. California growers produce about 425,000 gallons and are on track for 750,000 gallons annually in three or four years, overtaking the French. U.S. consumers purchase 65 million gallons of olive oil annually, almost all [...]
Posted in California, Olive Oil by: Olives101
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28 Aug
It began like any other tasting in the Wine Country. First I swirled, circling my tiny glass on the counter so the precious golden nectar would coat the sides. Next I sniffed, inhaling until scents of earth and citrus wafted to my nose. Finally, I sipped the elixir, swished it around in my mouth and [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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28 Aug
M. Mohamed Habib Haddad, ministre de l’Agriculture et des Ressources hydrauliques, a présidé, hier, au siège du département, une séance de travail consacrée au suivi de l’exportation de l’huile d’olive.
Posted in Africa, en Français by: Olives101
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28 Aug
Fruit can add flavor to vegetarian dishes
A proper appreciation of olives begins early and fixates more on the fingers than mouth.
Tomato Soup With Red Wine and Kalamata Olives can be served warm or chilled. The recipe is from Ford Rogers’ cookbook “Olives,” which is dedicated to the numerous varieties of olives and their oils.
It usually [...]
Posted in Recipes by: Olives101
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28 Aug
By Paula Lauri,
Who says vegetarian food is boring? This recipe brings together flavors with an exciting outcome.
Lentils and Olive Salad Recipe
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28 Aug
By C. Jerome Crow,
CORNING - Once again the Olive City pulled out all the stops to celebrate its queen crop.
Friday, the 17th Annual Olive Festival kicked off with a parade and was then followed by the Corning Does it Bedder bed races. Taking top honors in the men’s category was the team.
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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27 Aug
This Moroccan dish is adapted from Paula Wolfert’s book The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen.
Peel and thickly slice 900g of yellow-fleshed potatoes and place them in a bowl of cold water.
In a heavy saucepan (or well-seasoned tagine) heat 3 tbsp of olive oil and fry a finely chopped onion for 3-4 mins, stirring.
Add a chopped tomato, 1/4 [...]
Posted in Recipes by: Olives101
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27 Aug
By Andreae Down,
You know what to do when life gives you lemons. But what if it’s barrels of olives instead — and capers and roasted red peppers? More precisely, what do you do with the barrels?
If you’re George Gebelein, you go into the rain barrel business.
Not that he ever intended it that way . No, [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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27 Aug
California farmers are making a big push, planting tens of thousands of trees
By George Raine,
It was Julio Cesar’s first day planting trees in the olive orchard in the Sacramento Valley and he already had it down to a science:
Dig a hole half a shovel deep, place the root ball attached to a 12-inch-tall tree in [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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26 Aug
La quiche aux courgettes et aux olives est un plat délicieux et léger que nous vous invitons à découvrir.
Bon appétit.
Ingrédients:
Pour la pâte:
200 grammes de farine
100 grammes de beurre en morceaux
1 œuf
1 pincée de sel
Pour la garniture:
350 grammes de courgette
2 gousses d’ail
Quelques brins de romarin
3 œufs
50 grammes d’olives noires dénoyautées
1 oignon
100 grammes de crème fraîche
1 cuillère [...]
Posted in Health, Recipes, en Français by: Olives101
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25 Aug
Cancer survivor Sheryl Crow has a stern message for fans - don’t drink water from plastic bottles left in your car. The rocker was stunned when she met with a nutritionist shortly after being diagnosed with breast cancer because he alerted her to all the food choices that may have accelerated her disease. And now [...]
Posted in Health, Olive Oil, People by: Olives101
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24 Aug
By Stephen Daniells,
Tyrosol, the most abundant biophenol in olive oil, could boost a cell’s antioxidant defences, despite only being a weak antioxidant itself, says new research from Italy.
“These findings give further evidence in favour of olive oil consumption to counteract cardiovascular diseases,” wrote lead author Roberta Di Benedetto from Italy’s National Centre for Food Quality [...]
Posted in Europe & U.K, Health by: Olives101
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24 Aug
Modalités d’Intervention et de fonctionnement du fonds de promotion de l’huile d’olive conditionnée.
Décret n°2006-2095 du 24 juillet 2006, fixant les modalités d’Intervention et de fonctionnement du fonds de promotion de l’huile d’olive conditionnée.
Suite & Source du lien
Posted in Africa, en Français by: Olives101
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23 Aug
By Blake Nicholson,
Once beloved as windbreaks, trees banned in some states
Russian olive trees, which have sunk their roots in soil from the Mediterranean to northern China, are finding U.S. soil less and less hospitable.
Some state officials, who think the trees suck up large amounts of water and crowd out native vegetation, now view the trees [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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22 Aug
By Harry Cline,
California olive crop forecast is for 50,000 tons, down 65 percent from last year’s crop of 142,000 tons.
Bearing acreage is estimated at 31,000 for a yield of 1.61 tons per acre, down 64 percent from last year’s yield. Olive growers across California are reporting that the 2006 olive crop is the worst crop [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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22 Aug
by C. Jerome Crow,
While prices are good, the outlook for this year’s olive crop is less than ideal, according to the Olive Growers Council of California.
While this year’s olive prices may be reasonably good, that doesn’t mean it will be a good year if there isn’t enough fruit to cover the cost, said Adin [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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22 Aug
Salads can make great eating most of the year, but they have a special place on summertime menus.
It’s easy enough to throw into a salad whatever’s at hand, but it’s also fun to try specific combinations of ingredients for a change of pace.
Olives in various forms give salads a flavor lift, antipasto-style. Here are a [...]
Posted in North America, Recipes by: Olives101
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21 Aug
by Kathy Coatney,
Olive set is light this year
Bloom time weather is blamed
The full impact of the February freeze on California’s 2006 olive crop wasn’t revealed until early June, after the bloom. Now olive growers realize that the damage was extensive-to both trees and bloom.
“I think that we can reasonably say that the Manzanillos, in Tehama [...]
Posted in North America by: Olives101
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19 Aug
Texts, recipes, Pictures copyright Ilva Beretta From http://www.lucullian.blogspot.com/
Palline Di Lenticchie Con Olive or Lentil Balls With Olives
My quest for the ultimate legume dish goes on, this time I have made fried lentils balls with olives and smoked Spanish paprika and I must say that I liked them. I made 15 and I ate them all [...]
Posted in Recipes by: Olives101
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19 Aug
Par Allison Kaplan Sommer,
La demande en huile d’olive sur les marchés israélien et mondiaux augmente (car il a été prouvé que l’huile d’olive est bénéfique pour la santé et son goût est de plus en plus apprécié). Ce qui fut une tradition biblique et le centre de la vie dans beaucoup de villages arabes, a [...]
Posted in Middle East, en Français by: Olives101
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19 Aug
TEHRAN – The cabinet has approved the Agricultural Jihad Ministry’s proposal for Iran to sign the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives.
The ministry is now in charge of following up the case and completing the first step that is to sign the agreement temporarily. The agreement was first signed in 1986 [...]
Posted in Middle East by: Olives101
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18 Aug
California Olive Growers, former producers of Oberti Olives, have ceased operation and closed their Madera, CA facility. All equipment from the factory will be sold at a public auction starting on Tuesday, October 10th.
The humble beginnings of Oberti Olives began in the 1930’s on a family-run farm, where Oberti began producing olive oil. The Oberti [...]
Posted in Business, California, North America by: Olives101
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18 Aug
Examine Major Olive Varieties Grown in Different Regions: Olive Oil Strategic Business Report
DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 18, 2006–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40857) has announced the addition of “Olive Oil - Global Strategic Business Report” to their offering.
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Olive Oil in Thousand Tons.
Posted in Business, Olive Oil, Olive Tree by: Olives101
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