Feb 13, 2024 | Courses/Education, Events, Grove Innovation News, NZ
Last week’s AOA webinar Co-ops 101 for Olive Growers proved that multi-grower co-operatives are a concept olive producers are keen to contemplate. There was a great turn-out for interactive webinar, which explored the opportunities provided by co-operative...
Jun 1, 2018 | Awards, Events, NZ
Dates for the 2018 NZ EVOO Awards have been announced, as follows: Entries open – Monday, 13 August Entries close – Friday, 14 September Awards Dinner – Saturday, 13 October, Masterton. Entry packs will be sent to all eligible members at the start of September. More...
Jun 1, 2018 | General Olive News, NZ
This season’s long summer has resulted in a bumper harvest for olive growers in Central Otago. Lowburn’s Stephen Morris, his wife Olivia and his in-laws Alistair and Sue Stark own Olive Press Central Otago (Opco) on the family’s vineyard, St Bathans...
May 25, 2018 | Diet/Food, General Olive News, NZ
Tucked away in a corner of Witt’s New Plymouth campus is a garden producing autumn treasures – olives, figs and feijoas. There are more offerings in here, but it’s the Mediterranean fruit that’s captured the imagination of chef tutor Alex Dickie and...
May 25, 2018 | Awards, Events, NZ
The 2018 ONZ Conference will be held at the Copthorne Solway Park, Masterton on Saturday, 13 October. The program will include presentations on the Focus Grove Project by Stuart Tustin, Factors affecting the Longevity of EVOO by Pablo Canamasas, Olive Growing in...