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In response to growing demand for organic olive oil and an increasingly competitive market, University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisors and researchers have produced an organic olive production manual. “Organic olive oil production could be a significant niche in California’s agriculture industry,” says Paul Vossen, UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Sonoma and Marin […]

By Stephen Daniells, The benefits of olive oil for heart health go way beyond just reducing levels of LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol, says a new review that looks set to further bolster the healthy image of the oil. Numerous studies have reported that olive oil – the main fat in the Mediterranean diet – to improved […]

By Katy Budge, Lee Alegre and Adriana Marquez work together in Templeton to market Alegre Olive Oil Company products and Adriana’s Gourmet Olive Tapenade. Thanks to his vineyard management business, most people probably associate Lee Alegre with grapes, but lately he’s teamed up with close family friends Art and Norma Ornelas and business partner Adriana […]

As our friend and author of this amazing cookbook says, Remember, life is short, eat dessert first (as long as it’s made with olive oil) ;).

Par Robert Beauchemin, Dans le monde des huiles d’olive italiennes, il y a les huiles de domaines et celles de coops. Ces dernières sont produites dans les régions où, traditionnellement, les paysans apportaient leurs olives aux moulins pour en faire de l’huile servant à la consommation courante. C’était bien souvent le cas dans le talon […]