Archive for the 'Geographic' Category

14 Nov

Naturally Provence Olive Wood Christmas Gifts

Naturally Provence, online French gift and home accessories company is gearing up for its first Christmas with a great range of olive wood games alongside its growing selection of home and kitchen products made from the wood of the olive tree. You’ll find all of your Christmas essentials on the site, presents for loved ones […]

14 Nov

Boundary Bend vying for the title of Australia’s top farm exporter

By Martin Watters, A LARA-based olive oil giant could become Australia’s top farm exporter eights months on from bracing for a potential $5 million disaster. Boundary Bend limited is an agribusiness national finalist at this year’s Australian Export Awards after recently clinching the Victorian title. The firm was Australia’s largest extra virgin olive oil supplier […]

13 Nov

Spanish olive oil futures market seeks speculators

By Elena Moya, Edited by Chris Johnson, The world’s only olive oil futures market, based in Spain, plans to grow rapidly next year and hopes the increased liquidity will attract large speculators, its general director said on Tuesday. Ana Fernandez told Reuters she expected financial institutions to join the organisation, based in Jaen, the Spanish […]

11 Nov

The Olive in California: History of an Immigrant Tree

With California olives and olive oils now savored all over the globe, this beautifully illustrated volume is a timely tribute to the California olive and its much-deserved place in history. Click here to preview the book online!

09 Nov

California: Wine/olive growers get a free break

County supervisors, in an effort to support wineries and olive growers, are lowering the amount of transportation fees growers are required to pay. The fee will be based only on the square footage of the commercial use area, such as wine/olive oil tasting and sales facilities. The processing facilities or light industrial component will be […]