Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
Imagine a tough guy who stands up to organised crime, and you probably think of a steely cop or a crusading prosecutor. But in the Calabria region of southern Italy, the tough guys who have neutralised the local mafia are not the sort you would expect. Daniele Pacicca...
Sep 16, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, General Olive News, Olive Oil News
The oil has settled, the bottles labelled and now Harvest 6006 is ready for the table. And at just $15 a bottle, the olive oil – made by students at North Perth Primary School as part of their now-annual harvest of local trees – is big on taste and value....
Sep 16, 2016 | Australia, General Olive News, Olive Oil News
Although Simon Johnson started his career as a chef (first by completing an apprenticeship through the InterContinental hotel group, and later through running a successful restaurant in New Zealand), eventually he realised his love for cooking needed to be nurtured in...
Sep 16, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
The villa that once belonged to Michelangelo, which includes an almost 1,000-year-old olive press and millstone, is going for about $8.4 million. “I think the property would be perfect for someone who has a love of olive oil and would like to restore the old mill,”...
Aug 24, 2016 | General Olive News, International News/Trends, Olive business
The race to save the endemic olive tree has intensified, as a rediscovered species, mentioned in Renaissance literature is being repopulated. The Perla Maltese is still in the process of being registered as a Maltese endemic variety by the International Olive Council...
Aug 24, 2016 | General Olive News, NZ, Olive business, Seminars/Conference
The Hawke’s Bay Branch of ONZ is holding a Field Day at Telegraph Hill on Sunday, 25 September, focusing on table olive production. Starting at 2 pm, the information-packed afternoon will cover: • growing table olives – what Telegraph Hill does and the olives it...