Cold snap hurts Tasmanian olive harvest
Tasmanian olive oil producers are struggling to meet demand this year, with a cold snap cutting yields.
Widespread frosts have been reported, with some areas recording a record run of frosty nights.
While harvest is not over, early expectation have oil yields down by half in some areas.
Producer Anne Ashbolt says drought stressed trees are not coping.
“We had to get the olives off very quickly and we send our olives off for assessment and the oil didn’t accumulate in the olives as it has done in the past and we have got orders coming out our ears and not being able to fill them is really frustrating,” she said.
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Fresno, CA: Summer Harvest Festival June 30 at Farm Market
The Farm Market at California State University, Fresno will present its Summer Harvest Festival on Saturday, June 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event, based on last year’s popular Summer Solstice Celebration, will feature various cooking and BBQ demonstrations and samplings of farm products produced and/or processed by Fresno State students at the 20 enterprises of the 1,000-acre University Ag Lab, or “University Farm.”
Representatives of the enterprises will be available to give cooking tips on their products, offering samples and tastings, and discuss their programs.
The University Farm produces a variety of row crops, nuts, olives, vegetables, plants and flowers and fruit — as well as award winning wines, olive oil and meats — that are sold through the Farm Market.
Proceeds benefit agriculture research and programs at Fresno State. A display of farm equipment purchased the past two years as a result of proceeds also will be on display at the festival for the public.
The occasion also marks the first year anniversary of the “FRESNO STATE FARM FRESH” theme introduced at the first festival for Solstice in 2006.
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Personal use of olive oil…
Q. I’ve read that olive oil can be used for vaginal dryness. I couldn’t tell if I should include olive oil in my diet or actually apply it directly to the vagina.
A. This remedy calls for topical application of olive oil to the vagina. It seems to lubricate dry tissues. Here is what one reader reported: “I have been using olive oil for this purpose for a couple of years. When my doctor did a pelvic exam, he thought I was taking hormones, although I am not. I think olive oil has natural vitamin E to keep women youthful.”
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Moulin à huile d’olives de Velaux
Si vous voulez savoir comment est faite l’huile d’olive, voici une vidéo du Moulins à huile d’olives de Velaux (Aix en Provence).
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