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Thanks Dan for the infos ;o) By Bill Lindelof, The fruit of Yolo County olive trees owned by UC Davis and planted nearly 150 years ago by one of Northern California’s early pioneers is finding new customers. John R. Wolfskill, who worked for $100 a year when he came to California in the 1830s, planted […]

By Marilyn Campbell, California is striking oil — olive oil that is. Revelations about the health benefits of olive oil have led to a steady increase in American olive oil consumption. According to the California Olive Oil Council, sales of U.S. produced olive oil has increased 20 percent each year for the last five years. […]

Article By Kylie Mendonca, Photo by Steve E. Miller, From Napa to Santa Barbara, California wines have developed as one of the state’s most coveted agricultural products. But there’s more to the fruits of the Golden State than just grapes. People in the know indulge in olives. California now produces some of the finest olives […]

By Sudhin Thanawala, MARTINEZ, Calif.—Later this fall, Tom Powers will harvest his olives and press them into his Alhambra Valley brand authentic extra virgin olive oil with a distinctive peppery finish. “This is really high quality stuff,” says Powers, whose two varieties of Tuscan olives grow amid the dry, rolling hills of Contra Costa County, […]

The North Coast has emerged as the center of California’s growing olive oil production — at least for now. The California Olive Oil Council says Sonoma County has more olive oil producers than any other. But that could change as more farmers in the Central Valley switch to olive varieties meant to produce oil. [Source] […]