Olives hard hit by bad weather
By Michelle Nelson,
Snow and heavy frosts hit at the worst possible time for the olive harvest this year.
Local growers Rosaly and Mike McKinstry’s crop is a write-off.
Mrs McKinstry said the severe frosts following the snowfall had damaged some of the ripening fruit and picking had been abandoned for the season.
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Salty Bites
By Gillian Hirst,
WILD olives have been collected and eaten by humans since Neolithic times.
Cultivation is not thought to have begun until 3000BC, in or around Palestine or Syria.
You can trace the spread of the olive through the remains of ancient olive mills, storage jars and olive stones found throughout Greece, Italy, the south of France and Spain.
Huge storage jars found on the other side of the globe from where they were made indicate early travel by sea helped the distribution of this popular fruit to the four corners of the Earth.
Today olives are found just about everywhere. The mission variety grown in California were cultivated before 1800, in the Spanish missions. Australia’s first olive trees came from France to South Australia in 1844.
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Olive leaves show cancer-killing potential
Laboratory tests of an extract from olive leaves have shown it can kill prostate and breast cancer cells.
Southern Cross University researchers on the north coast of New South Wales completed the work for a manufacturer of the extract.
The university’s Dr Lesley Stevensen says the results sound remarkable, but need to be considered in context.
She says clinical trials are needed to test the lab theory.
“The effects that we found were lethal in that they would actually kill the cells if you like,” she said.
“But the levels of the compound that were required to do that were fairly high and therefore you would have to be taking very high amounts of the product to get the results that were seen in the laboratory.”
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Frankland River Olives 5c up on debut, closes at 25c
By AAP & Andrew Hoobs,
Fremantle-based olive oil producers Frankland River Olive Company Ltd debuted at a premium of 30c on the Australian Stock Exchange, before closing at its issue price of 25 cents on a low day in the market.
Managing director David Carr was slightly disappointed with the debut, saying a tough day on the market and a lack of understanding of the business combined to keep the price below expectations.
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Growing your own olives
With Jenny Watts,
The graceful olive tree captures the exotic beauty and fabulous flavor of the Mediterranean. This tree offers evergreen beauty, fragrant spring blooms, plenty of succulent fruit, and a distinctive look for any sunny spot.
Olive trees were introduced to California by the Franciscan fathers who planted the “Mission” olive. Dozens of other varieties have since come to California from Spain, Italy and France as well as new varieties.
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