Archive for November, 2007

15 Nov

A different harvest, South County crop earns high marks

By Kerana Todorov, The two Napa Valley chefs — Fox works at Napa’s Ubuntu and Cognetti is executive chef at St. Helena’s Tra Vigne — will receive a delivery of freshly-pressed “olio nuovo” this week from the Dickson Napa Ranch, a hillside property high above Jamieson Canyon Road. “I love it,” said Cognetti, who uses […]

14 Nov

L’huile d’olive algérienne va se doter d’un label

Par Dalila B. L’huile d’olive algérienne a tous les atouts pour être consommée et connue à l’international sous un label algérien.Ce produit biologique, lié à l’histoire de la l’Algérie et écoulé sur les marchés extérieurs comme un breuvage anonyme, souffre encore d’un déficit d’image. Seul 1 % des quantités exportées est conditionné, le reste est […]

14 Nov

Naturally Provence Olive Wood Christmas Gifts

Naturally Provence, online French gift and home accessories company is gearing up for its first Christmas with a great range of olive wood games alongside its growing selection of home and kitchen products made from the wood of the olive tree. You’ll find all of your Christmas essentials on the site, presents for loved ones […]

14 Nov

Boundary Bend vying for the title of Australia’s top farm exporter

By Martin Watters, A LARA-based olive oil giant could become Australia’s top farm exporter eights months on from bracing for a potential $5 million disaster. Boundary Bend limited is an agribusiness national finalist at this year’s Australian Export Awards after recently clinching the Victorian title. The firm was Australia’s largest extra virgin olive oil supplier […]

14 Nov

Home curing Olives from Ken Churches

By thepinetree, Updated by Kim Hamilton Each year we get many calls from folks asking how they can cure olives. The process is actually very simple and yields a delicious treat. There are a surprising number of olive trees growing in the foothill area. Many are being farmed for the production of olive oil, but […]