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18 Apr

Global warming brings taste of Med to gardens

ISLINGTON gardens are starting to resemble shady Italian olive groves as hundreds of gardeners buy Mediterranean plants to cope with the warmer climate. With the borough already sweltering in one of the hottest Aprils on record, garden shops are making bumper sales of olive trees, phoenix palms and Mediterranean herbs. The hardy plants will be […]

18 Apr

Flavor flows from favorite olive oils

By Kathy Saunders, Wading through the olive oil options at grocery stores these days is as confusing as navigating a maze of olive trees. Olive oils, especially extra-virgin olive oil, became extra popular when doctors started touting the benefits of their monounsaturated fat. And let’s not forget that television personality Rachael Ray used the term […]

18 Apr

Nyons, Provence: le chemin des oliviers

Par Paul Simier, Adossée au massif des Baronnies qui lui sert d’écrin et y crée un microclimat, Nyons se situe à la limite septentrionale de la zone de culture des oliviers. La lumière y est exceptionnelle, et la vie s’y déroule tout en douceur. Décembre sonne le début de la récolte. C’est alors que le […]

17 Apr

Israel, Jordan and PA to plant 4m olive trees

By Amiram Cohen,Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon have established a team to discuss the planting of 4 million olive trees with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority for the production of oil. According to the plan, which was initiated by Peres, the oil will be marketed under a joint brand to […]

17 Apr

Producers confident of developing olive oil from sludge pit

Olive trees are being used to clean-up former mining land contaminated with heavy metals at Broken Hill, in far western New South Wales. The trees are about to produce their first vintage of olive oil and those involved in the project are confident the oil will be free of contaminants. Doctor Steve Flecknoe-Brown from the […]