Archive for the 'General Infos' Category

17 Feb

Olive oil sales help Aussies

Sally James, the Australian food writer transplanted to Yountville, tells the Register that Yellingbo Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil is donating 100 percent of its profits through the end of February to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal, which will help families and communities rebuild after the devastating fires in Australia.
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31 Aug

Olive’s varieties in Spain

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25 Jul

Are you in the Olives and/or Olive Oil Business?

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10 Jul

Filière Oléicole de la Région de Meknès: enjeux et perspectives de développement

Par Noureddine Ouazzani,
L’olivier, de par ses produits et leurs utilisations séculaires ainsi que ses fonctions multiples de lutte contre l’érosion, de valorisation des terres agricoles et de fixation des populations dans les zones de montagne, constitue la principale spéculation fruitière cultivée au Maroc avec environ 590.000 Ha, soit près de 58 % du verger arboricole [...]

27 Apr

Maintenance - upgrade

Olives101 is in maintenance, it can take few minutes to few hours….
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08 Mar

what does ‘extra-virgin’ really mean?

Bee Wilson looks into the murky world of olive oil.
‘Extra-virgin’ suggests great purity. It sounds even better in Italy, land of superlatives and Madonnas: extravergine. It rolls off the tongue like a prayer. So it’s a shame that much Italian extra-virgin olive oil - perfect oil from the first pressing of olives - is anything [...]

21 Jan

Quote of the day

I drink too much.
The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it.
Rodney Dangerfield
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01 Aug

Joke of the day…!

“May olives be eaten with the fingers?
No. Fingers should be eaten separately.” (anon)
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21 Jul

Food detective: Olives

By Sheila Keating,
A firm, fruity olive is a beautiful thing, so why is it so hard to find? Purity of flavour is what olive-lovers crave, but frequently what is on offer is a plethora of antiseptic-tasting, flabby specimens, stuffed with synthetic pastes, or drenched with incongruous marinades.
How do green and black olives differ?
Green olives are [...]

25 Jun

Update

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We are updating the blog to the latest version of wordpress.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
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10 Jun

The Versatility of Olive Oil

Extra virgin olive oil has many uses. Did you know that leaving some olive oil in the fridge will give it the consistency of butter? And it spreads well too, tasting great!. It’s a great alternative to butter, and much more healthy as well.
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15 May

E-growing - a revolutionary new project

This e-growing system is an innovating tool created by Adozioni Bioalimentari Italy to include the plant kingdom into a distance adoption method. A plant can be followed through its entire process of growth via internet.
The project aims at consumers and professionals of the food business interested in the high quality of organic products. By this, [...]

06 May

Plush Dog Olive Toy

Available at target and Sharly loves it

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17 Feb

Chili: 6,000-year-old seasoning?

Scientists found fossil evidence that ancient Americans from southern Peru up to the Bahamas were cultivating varieties of chilies about 6,000 years ago.
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13 Feb

Olives & Libido

According to the Daily Record, Legend has it that green olives make a man more virile, while black olives increase a woman’s libido. Both varieties are rich in vitamin E, which is thought to boost your sex drive.
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