Archive for November 10th, 2006

10 Nov

New Hopland olive press in operation

By Ben Brown, The Daily Journal Although picking and processing may be winding down among the county’s grape growers, for the growing number of farmers who have dipped into the olive market, the season has only just begun. At Olivino, at the foot of Duncan Peak in Hopland, where a new olive press has been […]

10 Nov

Benefits of olive oil examined

Food professionals and culinary experts from around the world are this week gathering in the southern Italian region of Puglia for six days of seminars, symposia and product tasting in an effort to understand and promote the health benefits of the traditional Mediterranean diet. Organised by Boston-based think tank Oldways, the gathering marks the first […]