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By Kristi Eaton, Del Piero to provide casual grove dining in Queen Creek locale. Soon visitors to the Queen Creek Olive Mill won’t have to leave the property to taste the homemade olive oil in their favorite foods. A restaurant, del Piero, is scheduled to open in early November at the mill, owner Perry Rea […]

By Marcia Oxford, For the first year since she brought her first bottles of her extra virgin Amador Olive Oil to the Amador Farmers’ Market in 1995, Susan Bragstad was able to use her own olives, solely, to produce three sizes of bottles of the rich, golden olive oil. Normal production from her 4 acres […]

By Jerry Hirsch, Bad weather has decimated California crops. Prices for the canned table fruit are likely to rise, though oil production will not be as hard hit. If you ask anyone in the table olive industry, the five best ways to serve olives are on your fingertips.

DEL MONTE SQUARE PRESENTS THE SAN FRANCISCO TOMATO & OLIVE OIL FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK THE CANNERY at Del Monte Square will host The San Francisco Tomato and Olive Oil Festival on Saturday, September 16, from noon to 4pm in celebration of its history as the largest fruit and vegetable packing facility […]

The California orchards that produce nearly all domestic olives were hurt by harsh weather this year, leaving growers with the lowest level of olive production in 25 years. The hit to the state’s $59 million industry will likely drive up prices and dig into processors’ stockpile of canned olives, said Adin Hester, president of the […]