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Dear Dr. Fox: One year, there was a flea infestation in our area. A friend told me if I rubbed my dog’s coat and skin with olive oil, the fleas and itching would go away. I tried it, and the constant itching and fleas disappeared as if by magic. — M.M., Clifton Park, N.Y. Dear […]

By Pam Peirce, Q: I live in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. Would olive trees survive the wind up here? Can they be containerized? A: Olive trees can tolerate considerable wind, and you can see some growing in Holly Park on Bernal Hill. What olives don’t like much is a cold summer, and […]

Nous en parlions recemment dans ce post mais c’est article est une bonne synthese. La Tunisie est quatrième producteur et troisième exportateur au niveau mondial d’huile d’olive après l’Espagne, l’Italie et la Grèce. Ce produit emblème de la Tunisie représente une part équivalente à 25 % environ des quantités échangées sur le plan international avec […]

by Rori Trovato, Photo by Luca Trovato, A California-Style Harvest Celebration The captivating aromas of lavender and eucalyptus and the musky perfume of just-picked olives would lead one to believe she was in the south of France, or on a hillside in Tuscany. But this is Santa Barbara, California, a region known for producing some […]

Vineyard to produce own olive oil Britain’s balmy weather has led a Shropshire vineyard to create one of Britain’s first olive groves – normally found in sweltering Mediterranean climes. Wroxeter Roman Vineyard is making the most of global warming and plans to start planting a commercial olive grove to make Shropshire’s own extra virgin olive […]