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Cutting open an olive with fly damage – Olive Fruit Fly Video – Yikes! img

Cutting open an olive with fly damage – Olive Fruit Fly Video – Yikes!

Date: December 03, 2015

The Olive Fruit Fly is one of the only pests an olive tree, and olive fruit has.   I wanted to show the damage Olive Fruit Fly can have on olive fruit.  If you farm olives, you understand how annoying and devastating a bad infestation can be. In this video, I cut the olive open to […]


Selling your fruit for table olives or oil, and where can you make more money?  Including: 2015 table olive & olive oil pricing. img

Selling your fruit for table olives or oil, and where can you make more money? Including: 2015 table olive & olive oil pricing.

Date: October 02, 2015

“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 […]


An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California img

An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California

Date: September 17, 2015

[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 […]


Hi, My First Post! img

Hi, My First Post!

Date: May 30, 2015

Hi Foodies, Gourmet Food Entrepreneurs, Olive Oil Businesses, and all who believe that something normal can be something great! I’m Dewey Lucero, and this is my first blog entry. I’m really excited to start and share my own blog here at Olive Fantastic, it’s something I’ve been working towards for over a year now. The […]


I love talking olive oil, please feel free to contact me via email or phone. Here is my contact information:

Dewey Lucero
Olive Fantastic
9385 Old State Hwy, Unit #4
Newcastle, CA 95658
Phone: 530-514-4006
Fax: 4215 4879 125
Email: dewey@olivefantastic.com