Olives101.com

An antique olive oil factory was discovered in the Milas village of Çakıralan in southwestern Turkey. Staff from Selçuk University initiated archeological digs after a search for coal uncovered tombs with adjacent chambers a short while ago, the Anatolia news agency reported. One of the archeologists working at the site, Tuncay Özdemir, said the first […]

If you want to know:Is olive oil a good choice when selecting cooking oils? How can I substitute oil in a recipe that calls for butter or margarine? What is the best way to store olive oil? How much total fat is recommended per day? Here are the answers from Susan Krumm,

By Teresa J. Farney, Lauren Stuart is to Franco Lombardi’s olive oil what Johnny Appleseed was to apples. Last summer, the Colorado Springs cooking teacher took a culinary trip to Tuscany, met olive oil producer Lombardi, tasted the oil pressed from the olives grown on his land and began passionately spreading the word about his […]

Just up from Down Under: Yellingbo Gold, an extra virgin olive oil made of olives grown in a single estate — the Three Bridges Olive Grove in Yellingbo, Victoria, Australia. Company owner Jeremy Meltzer was in town recently introducing the family olive oil, which is available at Times supermarkets and R. Field. He said the […]

Champion title of the third international olive cultivators` competition “Olive 2007” went to Mile Vrsajko of Nadin. The champion was chosen in a competition from 1,012 samples of olive oil from Croatia and 10 countries of the word. Five olive cultivators, Emanuel Grubic of Bala, Andrijana Rubin of Jelsa, Vanja Dujc of the Slovenian Kopar, […]