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Geoff Crawford
Do I Need To Wash My Olives

Do I Need To Wash My Olives

Yes, no , wait, maybe yes wash those olives, but when? how much washing? When googling a recipe for how to cure olives you can get a thousand different best ways, all profess to be THE way to cure olives... but really? are they all right? and do they all work? The answer is simple, yes they are all correct processing techniques, and they all do work, but what you really need to know is: what one is going to work for me? Do you want to prick or slice each olive before curing, do you want to change the water...

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Geoff Crawford
Why Assess Olive Size

Why Assess Olive Size

Every year throughout the growing season we regularly measure the growth of the olives. This is done by.....

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Geoff Crawford
Label Refresh

Label Refresh

We've expanded our new look onto some existing products.  In some cases the product name has changed slightly, not to worry its the same fantastic product behind the shiny new label. Below is a summary of the changes and the new look label. The label symbolises new beginnings as well as the purity of the ingredients, the sunshine, warmth, how it inspires, energise and renews, much like our product when we infuse and blend, which occurs in making our products, full of depth and flavour."From the hills surrounding Hawke's Bay (where our olives grow), to the colours of the sunrise...

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Geoff Crawford

Olive Tree Pruning

Geoff doing the mahi in the grove. A video of olive tree pruning.

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