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By Kate Hopkins, Still not convinced on how olive oil was an important component of Mediterranean culture? Here’s a list of various ways olive oil was integrated into everyday life. Note that I do not advocate nor claim the efficiency of these claims. * Hair: People used olive oil as a conditioner of sorts. After […]

If you like green olives and bitter food, you might enjoy this recipe. Ingredients: 1. 250 gr pitted green olives 2. 4 stalks of green onions 3. 3 stalks of green garlic 4. a bunch of parsley 5. about 1/2 cup of roughly chopped walnuts 6. 1 – 2 Tbs pomegranate concentrate (available in Middle […]

You already know that olive oil should be placed away from light, but did you know that the refrigerator is a suitable dark spot? It shields oil from spoilage-inducing heat and oxygen. Although cold temperatures may solidify the oil, they won’t affect its quality. If your cabinets are fairly cool, oil should be fine there, […]

Olives, flavored olive oils and vinegars will be available for tasting at the ninth annual Arts & Olive Festival, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at Canada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. in Woodside. Carol Anglin will give a talk, “The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil,” at 2 […]

By Yaakov Katz and Tovah Lazaroff, To ensure a calm olive harvest this fall in the territories, compared to the last four tumultuous ones, the IDF and the Civil Administration have been working in the last month to ease tensions among settlers, Palestinian farmers and left-wing activists. “Our goal is to allow the Palestinians to […]