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Olive photograph competition

Spanish olive oil publication Olimerca is inviting entries for the inaugural “Aristeo” International Photography Competition. Total prize money of €1,900 is on offer for photos related to the olive tree, olive oil or table olives. Entries from across the world are...

Food fact or fiction?

Myths about nutrition are nothing new but thanks to the internet, misinformation about food can spread like a virus as half truths are rapidly twisted into ‘facts’.  Myth: olive oil produces carcinogens when it’s heated. Fact: what’s true is that when any cooking oil...

Bushfire devastates olive grove

Farmers in the Grampians region are still taking stock of what the bushfire in their area will mean for production. Deirdre Baum owns an olive grove at Laharum, about 35 kilometres east of Horsham. While her house and restaurant were saved from the fire, she says...