Dear Amanda, I would like some advice on saving some olive trees recently blown over a strong wind. The trees are mature i.e. ranging from 10-15 years and approx 5 to 7 meters tall. They were very shallow rooted in the rocky ground with porous gravely topsoil of approx 200mm above the clay layer, however,…
Month: February 2013
Is there a new process that would create the perfect olive oil?
From a single olive which encases the oil in its perfect state, untouched and hanging in the balance! The late Dr Mugelli, renowned for his work internationally as an olive oil expert, Amanda Bailey from The Olive Centre was given the opportunity to inspect Mugelli’s pilot plant at Torre Bianca during the harvest season in…
Awards for 2013: Capture Australia’s Best Regional Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Table Olives
Here is a collation of all the results for 2013 for all the major competitions in Australia & Internationally. (Check out the official results for award winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Table Olives for 2013) National 17th Annual Extra Virgin Olive Oil & 4th Annual Table Olive Awards as hosted by Australian Olive Association:…