KatjaJan 2, 20201 minHarvesting Olives 7 - Bottling the olive oilAfter about three hours the oil eventually makes its way to large tanks where gravity helps filter the sediment. The oil is then poured...
KatjaJan 2, 20202 minHarvesting Olives 6 - Oil quality and centrifugationWe've popped into the office to check the paperwork and then we're off for a coffee while the olives get churned. . People often ask...
KatjaJan 2, 20202 minHarvesting Olives 5 - Grinding the olivesThe first step in making the oil is to crush the fruit. This is what used to be called 'pressed'. Once the fruits have been crushed, the...
KatjaJan 2, 20202 minHarvesting Olives 4 - Off to the millAs we harvest the olives, we place them in crates which we load up onto our Ford truck. Once we have a full load, we take the olives to...
KatjaJan 2, 20201 minHarvesting Olives 3 - The tools we useUnlike the magnificently large olive farms around Jaen, Seville and Cordoba which use a fleet of tractors with pincers to shake entire...
KatjaJan 2, 20201 minHarvesting Olives 2 - The NetsFirst off, we place nets on the ground to catch the fruit as it falls. It's difficult to see from the photos, but there's actually a net...
KatjaJan 2, 20201 minOlive Oil Harvest - Part 1Let's start with a bit of background info. The olive tree (Olea europaea) is an evergreen tree that belongs to the genus Olea. The oldest...
KatjaNov 17, 20172 minProcessing this year's olive cropGone are the days when olive oil was made by a donkey pulling stones around and around to grind the olives. Today, olive oil sold...
KatjaNov 11, 20171 minThe olive harvest has begun! Over the next few days we will pick all the green and black olives off the trees by hitting and shaking the branches until the fruit...