In Spain and other Mediterranean countries, the olive tree reigns supreme, producing not only world-renowned olive oil but also significant quantities of semi-solid olive mill waste are generated. The mill waste is often referred to as alperujo in Spanish. As a circular economy fertilisation and soil protection strategy, the direct application of alperujo to agricultural…
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Olive Pomace Waste Patented as Substrate for Mushroom Growth
The product, obtained from one of the residues left over after the crushing and extraction of olive oil in mills, is marketed by the company as a fertilizer in bags which also contain mushrooms. As a substrate for the growth of mushrooms, the product has a number of advantages, apart from being an environmentally…
Olive Oil Extraction By-Product Uses Waste Cake
I know you can’t eat it, but can it be fed to livestock and it is nutritious? Does it need any further processing prior to being used for feed? Can it be put around olive trees as a mulch? What other uses does it have? The olive cake is one of the by-products that is…
Amanda Bailey on Olives by The Olive Centre 