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An evangelical church is marketing olive oil as a cure-all treatment for everything from schizophrenia to relationship problems. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God is holding an event…
Read MoreAlthough Wellington’s famously rowdy Greek restaurants are no more, their food still enters our lives in a very intimate way – through the Greek olives, oil and antipasto products imported…
Read MoreThe Olives New Zealand AGM and conference were held last weekend in Wellington, combining with a Sunday field day for what was once again a successful and enjoyable annual industry…
Read MoreIf you’re heading to the US in late June, here’s a heads up on a great opportunity: the Olive Oil Tasting Seminar for Buyers and Culinary Professionals. An intensive course…
Read MoreThe extended Leo family inhabits a quiet retreat of 400 hectares of sandy loam that gathers rain falling on the eastern slopes of the Hogarth Range. Off the quiet Mongogarie…
Read MoreFrench student Marine Gateau, currently at the Institute for Higher Education in Tropical Agri-food and Rural Development, is looking for a six-week minimum internship between June and August 2014. It…
Read MoreMost of us probably poach our eggs in water (or even the microwave), but here’s a different technique that results in a more unusual, luscious egg. Poach the egg in…
Read MoreIt’s time for prepare for entry into Flos Olei 2015 – a guide to the world of extra virgin olive oil. Flos Olei is both an international olive oil competition…
Read MoreWhile the International Olive Council recently trimmed its estimate for world olive oil production this season from nearly 3.1 to 3.05 million tons, GEA Westfalia Separator Ibérica has upped its…
Read MoreEuropean olives are treasured for their oil, and as a zesty snack in their own right. Now researchers are also using them to make biofuel. They’re hoping to reduce CO2…
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