Apr 12, 2017 | Environment, General Olive News, International News/Trends
For decades, people fled Oliete, mostly to Barcelona, and left their secular olive groves behind. In 2014, a group of young locals came up with an idea to bring their village’s forgotten resource back to life. Adoption Program Saves Town, One Tree at a Time...
Apr 12, 2017 | Australia, Environment, Labelling, Olive business, Olive Oil News
Australians have overwhelmingly agreed that palm oil should be labelled on food products and want their government to mandate it, according to a Galaxy News poll. Public support has increased in past year, with 90% of Australians wanting mandatory labelling and nearly...
Apr 6, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive business
Olive oil has great potential in marketing Greek tourism destinations and can be used as a tool of sustainable development, a researcher noted. Route To Sustainable Tourism In Greece Lined With Olive Oil...
Apr 6, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The oldest olive oil press in Anatolia has been discovered in the ancient city of Lyrboton Kome in Antalya, but archaeologists have expressed special excitement at revelations that many of the olive oil facilities and the town itself was founded by a woman. Proof that...
Mar 30, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Olives and Health, Research
Abstract: Subclinical chronic inflammation (SCI) is associated with impaired animal growth. Previous work has demonstrated that olive-derived plant bioactives exhibit anti-inflammatory properties that could possibly counteract the growth-depressing effects of...
Mar 30, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends
Local is as popular of a call-out for food as non-GMO, organic, or ‘free from.’ But there’s no legal definition of what local means (50-mile radius? 150-mile radius?), and it definitely doesn’t always mean better.