Surgeon General’s Warning: This post contains entirely too much sarcasm and attitude. Proceed at your own risk. If you’ve been to Costco lately you know Christmas is near. Nevermind Halloween, Thanksgiving, and whatever else in…
When D’Aun planted her olive grove I learned about the alternate bearing nature of the olive tree. One year it produces more than the average amount of fruit, and another year it produces less but…
A very special surprise arrived in the mail this week. To our delight, D’Oliva Olive Oil was awarded a GOLD medal from the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition! When we planted the trees…
D’Aun and I had a fun weekend at the California Olive Oil Council annual meeting in Monterey. Sometimes our little D’Oliva Olive Oil felt overwhelmed by the huge operators, but everybody attending genuinely wanted to help each…
It was dark and quiet when I arrived at the Goble Ranch on Sunday morning. Not yet even a glimpse of the coming sunrise, only the owls in the eucalyptus grove calling “hoo hoo” as they…
D’Aun’s wonderful little endeavor has a new release and the latest extra virgin olive oil is now available! Harvested in October, the oil has been “racking” since milling. After the olives are harvested and milled in the…
Harvest Day 2014 is complete! With a labor crew of 45 plus 15 friends and family we completed the olive harvest quickly. We started in the fog before sunrise and almost all the olives were off…
It’s been quite the process, but the D’Oliva Olive Oil online store is finally open. People have been pestering me and D’Aun about this for at least a year now. We’re really happy with the…