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As we advance our civilization, most of us become less connected to how our food is grown, harvested, processed, packaged and handled before it is displayed at our local grocery store. We don’t really understand how specific terminology is defined as it relates to the products we buy, nor do we separate that language from…

Many times, when shopping for what we want to buy we are HOPING that what we’re getting is up to OUR standards of taste and nutrition. That however is a challenge sometimes. Wouldn’t it be great if, for instance, that every time we bought apples, they were always juicy and sweet or tart and green?…

Most people know that extra virgin olive oil is good for you but do you know why? In ancient times olive oil was considered as valuable as gold and even though people may not value it this way today, it still is one of the most valuable foods. One of the reasons the Mediterranean diet…

Olive Oil Times – May 10, 2019 1,000 Olive Oils – 27 Countries – 1 Big Night Oliflix organic extra virgin olive oil wins a silver award! This marks the first year Oliflix has ever entered The New York International Olive Oil Competition! The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, held each spring in New York,…

This was a trip of a lifetime for me. For 12 years, I’ve wanted to go to Spain and meet Antonio Rey Solé and see his Oliflix olive oil operation. So, I planned my trip for the first two weeks of December — to coincide with the olive harvest, which occurs annually between November and…