Whether you grow your own olives or buy some from one of the local farms, they will be hard and bitter. A curing process is necessary to soften them and remove the oleuropein that cause the unpleasant taste.
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Meet the Judges for the 2015 Sol D’Oro Competition
The internationally renowned Sol d’Oro competition is just around the corner, 7-11 September, and will be hosted in Cape Town. We are pleased to inform you that the panel of expert judges has been selected.
Cape Town To Host Sol D’Oro Competition
From the 7 to 11 September Sol d’Oro travels to Cape Town to reward the best extra virgin olive oils from the southern hemisphere. Sol d’Oro is the most important international olive oil competition in the world.
South Africa Home to a Variety of Olive Cultivars
South Africa’s rich soil has become home to several fine varieties – or ‘cultivars’ as they are known – of fruit yielding olive tree. These produce many of the high quality oils and table olives you can find on supermarket shelves right now, and this article is a rough guide to some of the most […]
Preserving The Olive Tree
Located in the Greek Island of Crete, the oldest olive tree believed to be more than 3000 years, old still thrives. The Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves has been declared as natural heritage monument, due to its ecological and historical importance.
India Strives To Become Mass Producer Of Olive Oil
While olives and olive oils are often associated with Mediterranean regions, we are seeing large growth in other areas of the world, such as the somewhat unlikely state of Rajasthan, India.
Olive Oil Found To Be Best Oil for Cooking
A study done by Prof Grootveld and his team, on which oils and fats are best to cook with, has revealed olive oil as the winner.
News24 Live Interview – Part 2
Dax Villanueva of Olive Central and Kelly White of the Greenleaf Olive Company were interviewed by News24 Live on the topic of olive oil. This is the second clip from the interview.
News24 Live Interviews Greenleaf & Olive Central
We were very excited to have the opportunity to share the good message of South African olive oil on News24 live. Kelly White of the Greenleaf Olive Company and Dax Villanueva of Olive Central were interviewed in the News24 Live studio and discussed various topics related to olive oil.
Olive Trees On Instagram
Olive trees come in all shapes and sizes and they can be beautiful in a myriad of different ways. We thought to celebrate #OliveHarvest2015 we would trawl through Instagram and find 10 of our favourite pics of olive trees.