Selling your fruit for table olives or oil, and where can you make more money? Including: 2015 table olive & olive oil pricing.
“Some are committed, others have choices.” The great dilemma for many long-time growers with “traditionally planted” olive varietals is this: Should my olives be sold for olive oil or table olives? Where can I make more money? This will be a shorter post, with a general over-view, and I’ll dive more in depth on this subject for […]
3 Common Olive Varieties Responsible for the California table olive and olive oil industries we know today
These three varieties of olive are the mainstay of the table olive and olive oil industry in California we have built today. Pictured here are three different varieties of olives that were first planted in California for canning before the olive oil boom over 10 years ago. Many were planted over 100 years ago. Now, these same varieties […]
An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California
[wpvideo whfJ8twC] An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California with Dewey of Olive Fantastic: “It’s early, I’m talking 2-3 weeks early, and fruit is ripening quickly in some areas of California. Growers and millers should be planning now, and keep a close eye on fruit, because I have a feeling it’s going […]
How polyphenols from extra virgin olive oil will extend your life – protecting your cardiovascular system
“The health benefits of extra virgin olive oil are extraordinary and life changing – you should be consuming it daily!” You can simply Google the “Health benefits of Olive Oil,” and you’ll see there are endless amounts of information about how great olive oil is for you…and it is. The reason olive oil is so […]
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