Archive for the 'North America' Category

02 Oct

Specialty Food Stores: Old Town Oil in Chicago

By Lisa Shames, While the mention of the word “oil” can often bring about heated debates on rising prices and the war in Iraq, that’s not the case at Old Town Oil, which specializes in 100-percent extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars. This sliver of a store, located in the heart of Old […]

01 Oct

Liquid Gold: A Guide to Californian Olive Oils

A very complete and interesting article about Californian Olive Oil can be found here with a lot of information, history, comments and prices.

29 Sep

Pre-harvest Tour & Feast at the Historic Wolfskill Ranch

UC Davis Olive Oil, Yolo County Agriculture and Marketing Initiative & Slow Food Yolo present a Pre-Harvest Tour and Feast at the Historic Wolfskill Ranch in Winters October 13, 2007 10:30 am Location: 4334 Putah Creek Road, Winters, CA Program here (pdf) Tickets available online here

29 Sep

Olive oil from trees planted in the 1860s has become a big hit for UC Davis

Thanks Dan for the infos ;o) By Bill Lindelof, The fruit of Yolo County olive trees owned by UC Davis and planted nearly 150 years ago by one of Northern California’s early pioneers is finding new customers. John R. Wolfskill, who worked for $100 a year when he came to California in the 1830s, planted […]

28 Sep

All about Californian olive oil

By Marilyn Campbell, California is striking oil — olive oil that is. Revelations about the health benefits of olive oil have led to a steady increase in American olive oil consumption. According to the California Olive Oil Council, sales of U.S. produced olive oil has increased 20 percent each year for the last five years. […]