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Hey, remember those two donkeys Pope Francis received as an early Christmas present? You can now meet them in all their long-eared fuzziness, thanks to a glorious advent: the opening…
The new organic olive oil facility officially started production last month by the Kilis Organic Olive Producers’ Union to help relieve the impact of the Syrian crises on the hosting…
In Seggiano (Tuscany) — an area famous for the olive tree variety called Olivastra Seggianese — the Museum of Seggiano Land and Olivastra recently unveiled an unusual exhibit. A stone…
The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors: it’s not uncommon for ‘home’ olive growers to want to produce their own oil, and weather-induced…
Entries for the autumn classes of the Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) are now open to producers nationally. The bi-annual awards, conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria,…
Weather plays an important role in the success of growing olive trees. Parts of Europe, known for producing much of the world’s olive oil, have experienced weather that has dropped…
The International Olive Council (IOC), GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica and the Spanish Association of Municipalities of Olivo (AEMO) presented preliminary results of an international study to analyze the cost of…
The boss of Sicilian Mafia group Cosa Nostra, Matteo Messina Denaro, has been dedicating his time to olive oil production, apparently producing extra virgin olive oil in a corrupt business…
Reading the labels of their wine and olive oil bottles, one might think Planeta is an invented brand name referring to the universe of estates and products the Sicilian company…
Are you running around in last season’s olive oil? It could mean that your food doesn’t taste as good as it should. While we might not think of pantry staples…