USAID-funded training helps growers improve quality of olive harvest
Palestinian Growers Boost Production of Premium Olive Oil
By Grace Bradley,
Jerusalem — “Don’t think of it as oil. What you’re tasting is freshly squeezed olive juice,” says Ali Anabtawi, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) partner and manager of Near East Industries and Trade, a company that blends and bottles virgin olive oil from West Bank groves and markets it internationally. “It’s delicate. Handle it with care or it can go off. We keep it airtight.”
Anabtawi is a man on a mission: to preserve the oil pressed from some of the most venerable olive trees in the Mediterranean at the pinnacle of its flavor. Once oil is pressed, ideally within 24 hours from the time olives leave the tree, its hue can range from pale amber to deep burnished chartreuse, depending on the variety and ripeness of the olives used in the blend.
Anabtawi strains olive oil through silk and blends varieties like a master vintner would to achieve a consistent taste, aroma and texture with layering and depth. Extra-virgin oil comes from the first pressing and must have a distinct flavor — fruity and peppery with a slightly bitter aftertaste. No hint of 16 official undesirable off-flavors, ranging from “grubby” to “musty” or “fusty,” is permitted.
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Happy 40th Anniversary, Olive Pit!
The Olive Pit, 2156 Solano St., is celebrating 40 years in business.
The Chamber congratulates them for a successful business that puts Corning on the map by attracting tourists. It also employs many.
Pete and Ann Craig had been olive growers since the early 1950s (and picked olives in the late 1940s and 1950s).
Pete helped operate the Craig Brothers Shell station until the early 1960s. Once the Shell station business moved, Pete and Ann searched for business ideas for the vacant lot next to the station.
The original idea was to start a car wash named Olive Pit (and it actually opened in late 1966). An adjoining hamburger stand opened in January of 1967. Inside the building was a small area where they found room to stock olive products from the local olive plants.
The business has been expanded several times. The car wash was closed around 1980 to make room for more sales area. Currently about 30 people are employed there and their products are shipped throughout the U.S. and Canada via website www.olivepit.com.
Ann is still active in the business, and Pete passed away in 2005. Their kids and grandkids have also been involved throughout the years. Son Ron Craig, daughter Bonnie Jackson and granddaughter Hannah Boeldt are employed there.
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Olives make a perfect appetizer
Olives are the fruit of a tree called Olea europaea. Olea is the Latin word for ‘oil’ reflecting its ancient Mediterranean history and its high oil content.
The oil, say nutritionists, is 75 per cent oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that has been shown in numerous medical studies to help lower blood cholesterol.
The International Olive Oil Council also said olives are an excellent source of vitamin E, a nutrient known to be the body’s primary fat-soluble antioxidant. Vitamin E is thought to chase down and neutralize cancer-causing free radicals in all the fat-rich areas of the body.
“Good” fats such as olive oil are an important part of a healthy diet, said Health Canada.
Here are some olive ideas:
- Olive tapenade is a delicious and easy-to-make spread that you can use as a dip, sandwich spread or topping for fish and poultry. To make it, put pitted olives in a food processor with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and your favourite seasonings.
- Toss pasta with chopped olives, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and fresh herbs of your choice.
- Use an olive oil spread instead of butter or margarine on sandwiches or in cooking and baking recipes. Choose one that has a high content of olive oil for the best quality and nutrients.
- For a zesty snack, marinate olives in olive oil, lemon, coriander seeds and cumin seeds.
- Add chopped olives to your favourite tuna or chicken salad recipe.
- Set out a small plate of olives on the dinner table along with some vegetable crudites for your family to enjoy with the meal.
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Tunisie: Sousse – Campagne oléicole 2007/2008
Par Hichem Benzarti,
Une production record estimée à plus de 23.000 tonnes d’huile d’olive
La région de Sousse compte pas moins de 4.113.260 pieds d’olivier répartis sur une surface de 75.000 ha. Le plus grand nombre de pieds d’olivier a été recensé à M’saken qui détient le 1er rang avec 965.520 pieds, suivie de Kalaâ-Kébira (870.600), Enfidha (388.840), Kondar (325.350).
La moyenne de production de la région est évaluée à 60.000 tonnes d’olives, soit près de 12.000 tonnes d’huile. L’on prévoit une production record pour cette année, estimée à plus de 23.000 tonnes. L’année dernière, l’on a enregistré une production de 22.000 tonnes d’huile.
En outre, la région compte 200 huileries avec une capacité journalière de transformation évaluée à 3.400 tonnes. Malgré l’importance que revêt ce secteur, l’oléiculture reste toujours à caractère traditionnel avec un rendement limité estimé à 600 kg d’olives/ha.
Le rendement faible de ce secteur est dû à plusieurs facteurs dont le manque d’entretien des oliviers (labour, taille, traitement et lutte contre les parasites ), la sénescence des oliviers (le taux des pieds sénescents est estimé à 9% dans toute la région).
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Filippo Berio Olive Oil is now available in India
Filippo Berio, world-famous olive oil brand, is now available in India in two varieties – Pure Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Known for its blending skills and stringent measures undertaken to source only the highest quality olive oil, Filippo Berio is a completely natural product, containing no preservatives, additives, artificial colour or flavour.
The brand is being marketed in India by R R Oomerbhoy, and is available at all leading stores across India.
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