Olive Oil

The olive tree is native to the Mediterranean basin. Wild olives were collected by Neolithic peoples as early as the 8th millennium BC. The wild olive tree originated in Asia Minor in ancient Greece.The olive tree and its products can be considered as a genuine part of the cultural heritage of the Mediterranean. Mythology, religion, cultural identity and the diet of the area is intertwined with the cultivation of the olive tree for more than 6.000 years.The olive tree lighted, nourished, healed, posed up and triggered high ideals and is inspiration for all the civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean.The olive tree is a blessed tree of the Mediterranean land. It lives and grows....Continue reading