06 May
Plush Dog Olive Toy
Available at target and Sharly loves it 😮
Archive for the 'North America' Category
05 May
World health endorses eating olives
Olives are harvested in September but available year round to make a zesty addition to salads, meat and poultry dishes and, of course, pizza. Olives cannot be eaten right off of the tree; they require special processing to reduce their intrinsic bitterness. These processing methods vary with the olive variety, region where they are cultivated […]
28 Apr
Olive trees in Florida? You bet
Text/photos by Kathy Edenhofer (Master gardener), If you are looking for a unique item for your landscape, here is something that might peak your interest. Tucked away in Citra is a little jewel of a tree farm owned and operated by Tony and Shirley Valenza. At the Olive Branch Tree Farm they grow and sell […]
28 Apr
FDA Olive Recall Does Not Affect Greek Olives
An update of this post. From deTraci Regula, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced an olive recall as some olives produced in Italy are contaminated with botulism, a potentially deadly bacterium. The affected labels include cans, glass jars & pouches of Cerignola, Nocerella & Castelvetrano olives produced under the names Borrelli, Bonta di […]
28 Apr
Caltech branches into … olive oil
By Larry Gordon, Take 130 trees dropping olives on campus walkways. Add in students seeking prankish respite from their studies. Mix in a French-born university president with a taste for Mediterranean cuisine. That’s the formula for making olive oil at Caltech. The institution better known for rocket science is launching its own brand of the […]
