When Life Gives You Olives…

The first step of our orchard floor preparation is now complete. Over the weekend, your humble Dirt Manager completed the mowing of the orchard. Next up, we have a bit more chipping to do (of the prunings), then discing and planing. In less than 2 weeks, the orchard floor work will be done. Next up, [...]

It’s DONE! We just finished blending the 2009 release of the Foothills Blend on Thursday the 16th. It tastes amazing and we hope that you’ll enjoy it. In a couple of days, we’ll do our final tasting and then it’s time to put this oil in the bottle. So, if you’re waiting for your order, [...]

Last night, we ate 5(!) different olive oils with our simple meal of pasta with red sauce. We used our Foothills Blend for sauteing the onions and garlic, then an Arbequina oil as a finisher for the sauce, towards the end of the simmering. Lastly, I put an Ascolano oil on one piece of garlic [...]