Archive for 2007

08 Oct

Drought to seal fate of Turkey’s black gold

Drought adversely affected agriculture everywhere around the Mediterranean this year and vegetable production has suffered one of its worst seasons. Livelihood of millions in the Marmara and Aegean regions of Anatolia, olive production has dropped dramatically due to scourging heat. The production of the olive, commonly described as “black gold” in many provinces across Anatolia’s […]

07 Oct

L’olive fait l’objet de spéculation à Mostaganem !

Par M. O. T. Les professionnels ne semblent pas encore éprouver la nécessité d’une organisation, encore moins la défense du label la “Sigoise”. Spéculation et opportunisme prennent le dessus. Depuis le début du Ramadhan, soit au moins une quinzaine de jours plus précocement que d’habitude, une foule de vendeurs et revendeurs intermédiaires d’olives se disputent […]

06 Oct

Producers, exporters clash on Turkish olive oil import

Olive oil producers and exporters who demand a one-year permission to import olive oil have clashed on the issue of whether exporters should be allowed to do so. While exporters want to import olive oil in order not to lose their international market share, producers object to the prospect on grounds that it would harm […]

05 Oct

Pickling olives Milkwood style

The video who explain how to pickle Olives step by steps! or click HERE And all the explanation can be found HERE Thanks to Nick

05 Oct

Mission San Jose, CA: Olives take center stage today

Mission San Jose Chamber of Commerce’s Olive Festival will return for its sixth annual run today (Oct. 6). The event, always on the first Saturday of October, will take place behind the historic Old Mission San Jose Museum starting at 10 a.m. In addition to food and crafts where olives are the featured ingredient, there […]