A New Season Begins
The development of our olive oil begins well before harvest while the trees are dormant. In Northern California that means in late winter, before new growth appears. This is when we prune our trees by cutting away unnecessary growth which allows sunlight to reach the interior part of the tree branches resulting in higher and better quality fruit production. 

This is also when we are evaluating our most recent harvest, assessing the harvest timing, flavor of the oils and many other factors and begin preparing for the next fall harvest. This includes thinking about our blends, trying new olives, making decisions about new olive trees to add to our grove and planning for the coming year over all.

Waking Up With The Roosters
​After months of preparation we are now ready for early harvest during the month of October! We pick the olive bins up from the mill, each of which holds approximately 1/2 ton of olives, and load them onto our trailer. We will be filling them with the olives we harvest then returning to the mill the next day.

We are up before sunlight to prepare for the day. We gather our rakes, mesh tarps, buckets and sunscreen and head to the grove. 

​Harvesting Olives With Care
No big mechanical olive harvesters here. We are proud to be hands on, literally. We begin by laying down the nets to capture the olives that fall from the tree. Depending on the size of the tree and where the olives are, we will hand pick them or use our electric rake to shake them from the trees. 

From there we put them into 5 gallon buckets, inspecting each olive to ensure they meet our quality standards. The buckets are poured into the large 1 ton bins which are taken to press. ​

From The Mill To Your Table
At the mill, each bin of olives is poured into the metal olive hopper to separate out leaves, twigs and debris then sent  on the conveyor belt for cleaning. The olives are then turned into a paste and squeezed in order to press the oil out of them. Since our oil is cold pressed, there will be some olive skin & seed particles in the oil, which is why the oil will then rest in their storage barrels for 1-2 months allowing time for that natural sediment to settle to the bottom before bottling. Our oil may have a slight cloudy appearance which is due to this heat & chemical free process. We feel we have the perfect mix of old world growing and harvesting with the latest technology in milling to achieve the most authentic, flavorful and unique Extra Virgin Olive Oil available. 

When we began crafting olive oil for our own table, we discovered that olive oil of this quality was difficult to find. That realization inspired us to establish our business, to bring our exceptional olive oil from our grove to your table.