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Western Victorian olive groves will yield 1000 per cent more than last year. Drought in 2007 meant fruit couldn’t set on the trees. Grove owner Deirdre Baum, from Laharum, says this season the trees are healthy and bearing fruit because of timely rain. “This year, the trees have had bit of rain at the critical [...]

Article by Nicole Visschedyk, Photo by Peter J. Thompson, If you think the new Olive and Olive Oil shop is the ultimate in niche shopping, consider this: Not only is every item in the store olive-based, but it all comes from one small village in Northern Turkey. Mehmet Uzel, who opened Toronto’s first olive-only store [...]

Once ranking forth after Spain, Italy and Greece, Turkish olive oil production suffered a setback. Now it ranks sixth after Syria and Tunisia. As olive oil consumption is on the rise world wide globally, efforts are underway to increase Turkey’s share in global production. But the necessary transition to modern harvesting is slow and the [...]

After Nudo, an organic farm in the green hills of Umbria, Italy, proposes an unusual gift idea for Christmas: Adoption of an olive tree, a present that will help to preserve nature. The olive tree is one of the oldest cultivated plants of humanity. Since antique times it is a symbol for peace, longevity, health [...]

“OLIVAGANDO”, a cultural event scheduled for Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November 2007,is organized by the Industry Department of the Municipality of Magione and sponsored by the Umbria Region.The event includes workshops, a conference and gastronomy stands The conference focuses on the prospects of olive growing in the Trasimeno area, workshops and entertainment for children, [...]