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Olive harvest has been underway for about two weeks and farmers say they are not finding much fruit on their trees. In an average year, farmers would harvest about 4 tons of olives from each acre of trees. [Source] Click Here

By Julie Bonnin, In Texas, growers are pressing forward with a crop that’s anything but drab On the historic day of Bill and Bev Kemp’s first commercial olive harvest, Jack Russell terriers romp in the furrows beneath the trees, and two woolly llamas from next door watch the activity from the gravel road that runs […]

what’s the difference between virgin and evoo extra virgin olive oil? Here the answer from Sheah Rarback. Q: Is there a difference in virgin olive oil that makes it worth the higher price? A: There are some food products where the less expensive choice is just fine, but that is not the case with olive […]

California Olive Ranch, Oroville, Calif., is more than doubling its olive oil production with the planting of the largest high-density olive oil orchard in North America near Artois in Northern California. About 500,000 olive trees will be plantged on 883 acres of land in Glenn County, a major olive producing area. This new land and […]

By Karen Johnson, Fruity to floral with just a hint of spiciness. There can also be a trace of sweetness or even a bitter bite. Can any food have all those qualities? Absolutely. This food is “heart-healthy” too. So, what is it? Olive oil, that wonderful product from the fruit of the olive tree. Much […]