A lot goes into taking care of an olive grove. Be it when and what to spray or how to prune, everything makes a difference.
Harvest Tips: how and what to harvest
Farm Life Blog: posts on the nuances of an olive farm
Milling Blog: posts on our milling experiences
Extra Virgin Certification: the procedure for getting your oils certified
Sources: a few key websites to check out for information on pests, certification, etc.
Farm Calendar
Olive farming is a year round occupation. Our Farm Calendar will give you a general idea of what we do here month to month.
Trees |
Applications |
Mill |
Garden |
|
January |
we mill our flavored oils |
(let’s see) | ||
February |
prune all trees |
clean the mill | (let’s see) | |
March |
put traps out for olive fly |
clean the mill | (let’s see) | |
April |
trees are in bloom  : | spray GF-120 for olive fly |
(let’s see) | |
May |
spray GF-120 for olive fly |
(let’s see) | ||
June |
olive pits harden | spray GF-120 for olive fly |
(let’s see) | |
July |
spray GF-120 for olive fly |
(let’s see) | ||
August |
spray GF-120 for olive fly |
(let’s see) | ||
September |
spray GF-120 for olive fly |
Calibration | (let’s see) | |
October |
Harvest | Milling – Extra Virgin | (let’s see) | |
November |
Harvest | Milling – Extra Virgin | (let’s see) | |
December |
Harvest | Milling – Extra Virgin | (let’s see) |