Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

24 May

Olive Farm in Arizona

Owner expands olive business Queen Creek Olive Mill owner and master blender Perry Rea is expanding his business.Independent Newspapers/Angela De Welles By Angela De Welles, Independent Newspapers What started off as just a hobby has turned into a unique Queen Creek business venture that produces gallons of premium extra virgin olive oil. Now, owner and [...]

24 May

China’s first olive harvest strikes oil

By benjamin Robertson, A growing Chinese appetite for foreign foods has prompted the growth in popularity of the quintessential Middle Eastern ingredient – the olive. Initially served in bars on the end of a toothpick as just an amusing accessory to a famous cocktail, the olive is slowly moving out of China’s posh watering holes [...]

24 May

Growing Olives in Texas Gardens

The history of the olive tree can be traced back to Biblical times; when it was grown in the Mediterranean area which continues today. Everyone is familiar with the story of the dove sent out by Noah which returned with an olive branch. The olive was also important to the Greeks and the Romans, who [...]