On Saturday, November 8, our harvest season will officially begin. We’ll be harvesting Arbequina olives from orchards in Sutter county. These tiny olives are about 3/8″ in diameter (tiny) but pack a flavor that is unlike any other. Just awesome.

I usually look forward to this time of the year, but not so much this year… After harvesting the entire crop last year without a working crew, I have a stark realization of all of the back-breaking work that lies ahead. It’s an ugly process for us, but, if we can focus on that delicious olive oil, we’ll be OK.

It's Harvest Time

Olive Bins Clean… Check.
Harvester Ready… Check.

Tarps Clean… Check.

Truck Loaded… Check.

Here we go. It’s ON.