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By Manuel Meyer Jaen, Spain ­ The olive tree is both loved and respected In many Mediterranean countries, but in the Spanish Andalusian region of Jaen, it is held in such esteem as to be almost holy. The olive plays a major role in this part of southern Spain. The region has around 60 million […]

The growing interest in quality olive oil has resulted in a boom in farm tourism with more than two million people a year now visiting oil mills to buy their oil straight from the source. According to the Italian olive oil producers’ consortium Unaprol, olive oil tourism this year will generate more than 1.8 billion […]

Florence, Nov. 20 – The Agriculture Ministry has issued a decree (eventually published on the Italian Official Journal) granting the ‘Dop’ certification (denomination of protected origin) to the extra virgin olive oil produced in the hills around Florence.

By Gary Klien, The McEvoy Ranch is always finding new ways to squeeze money from olives. This holiday season, the Northern Marin olive-oil producer is launching a new line of olive-oil based body products called “Verde.” The line includes body lotion, hand cream and a body scrub made from the same 100-percent organic oil the […]

Fresno State Orchards Estate Reserve Olive Oil – California State University, Fresno’s very first pressing – won a bronze medal at the prestigious San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival. Harvested and processed a year ago and bottled in March, the university’s olive oil joins Fresno State wines as an award-winning, student-produced agricultural product recognized […]