Archive for the 'California' Category

02 Feb

Olive Oil Dip Recall

California department of public health warns consumers not to eat Olivier Brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic and Basil to prevent any contamination from bacteria that could cause botulism poisoning. Dr. Mark Horton, Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers not to eat Olivier brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip […]

14 Jan

UC Davis Launches New Olive Oil Center

Hoping to do for olives and olive oil what it has done for grapes and wine, the University of California, Davis, today launched the first university-based olive research and education center in North America. Plans for the new UC Davis Olive Center, which is part of the university’s Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food […]

28 Dec

Olive harvest reported stolen

By Stevie Ipsen, An olive crop worth about $2,400 is reportedly missing after several men, posing as pickers from a local olive oil company, picked and drove away with 6 tons of olives. According to William Klarenbach, his mother’s 6-acre property on Flournoy Avenue consisted of manzanilla and mission olives that were simply loaded into […]

04 Dec

Caroliva EVOO – the commercials

3 videos filmed in Malibu, CA for Grupo PROACEC.

04 Dec

Blessing launches Olive Festival

The Olive Festival kicked off on Saturday, when Rev. Michael Kelly gave the official Blessing of the Olives at the historic Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma. The festival, which stretches over three months, is full of workshops, dinners and parties inspired by the salty snack. For more information, visit www.olivefestival.com [Source] Click here