Are you growing olives at home?

Would you like to improve your olive tree health and productivity?

This booklet will help you learn the principles of olive pruning and tree care for your most productive season growing olives ever!

Humans have a long association with olive trees. We have shaped how they grow, as well as having them shape our history, mythology and food security. This booklet is designed to help you understand how olive trees grow, so that you can prune them effectively for better production. It's also designed to be a handy pest and disease reference for for spotting common issues with growing olives in Victoria, Australia, but this booklet is also relevant to other areas of Australia. Ever wondered what those funny looking spots on your leaves are? Now you can find out! How you prune your olive trees will vary depending on the desired outcome for your tree or grove. For example, if you want a hedge, you'll be growing olives under different management practices to more widely-spaced trees. This booklet focuses on individual trees planted for fruit production, and harvested by hand. While high density hedgerows are becoming more common, this booklet deals with groves laid out according to a more traditional and wider spacing between trees.

The topics covered include:

Tree Physiology - how do they grow?
Tree Structure - how to maximise fruit production
Why prune your olives?
How to prune your olives
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Common Pests and Diseases
Water Management for growing olives

Everything you need to know to make growing olives easier in a handy digital reference! If you prefer to learn in person, you might like to check out our Olive Tree Pruning Workshops. These cover similar information in more depth, and allow you to gain hands on experience pruning our grove so that you can go home and tackle your own trees with confidence.

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Cold Pressed Extra Virgin Australian Olive Oil – Every Day Varietal Blend

$9.00 – $100.00

Tasty and Conveniently Sized Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Australian-Made Olive Oil

Our premium olive oil compares favourably with the exacting standards of high quality foreign oils so you can savour the taste of terroir while appreciating its local origins and low food miles. Like premium wines, extra virgin cold pressed olive oil made from different olive varieties will taste different, and the same varieties grown in different locations will also taste different! Our every day olive oil is a mix of Corregiola and Frantoio varieties. However, unlike wine, extra virgin cold pressed olive oil should not be stored for long periods of time because the quality and health benefits will deteriorate. Look for a harvest date in the same year as you are making your purchase, or a best before date of no more than two years in the future. You can enjoy our flavourful, healthy oil by drizzling it over a meal or use it to sauté and fry foods. Fresh olive oil is one of the most stable oils for cooking because of the high smoke point. It's suitable for baking savoury or sweet dishes. Our favourite is to drizzle it over steamed vegetables before sprinkling them with some dried Italian herbs like oregano or basil for extra flavour. Simple and delicious! If you'd like more olive oil recipes, you can join our mailing list here.

Eco-Friendly Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Besides offering locally made extra virgin quality olive oil, we pride ourselves on using sustainable farming practices. Part of our farm philosophy is to reduce food miles as much as possible. You can pre-order our oil, soap, eggs and other produce for local pick up at the Bendigo Community Farmers' Market each week on Thursdays from 1-4pm at the Good Loaf Sourdough Bakery.

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Growing Olives Booklet (hardcopy)

$27.00

Are you growing olives at home?

Would you like to improve your olive tree health and productivity?

This comb-bound, 18 page, full colour booklet will help you learn the principles of olive pruning and tree care for your most productive season growing olives ever! Price includes shipping.

Humans have a long association with olive trees. We have shaped how they grow, as well as having them shape our history, mythology and food security. This booklet is designed to help you understand how olive trees grow, so that you can prune them effectively for better production. It's also designed to be a handy pest and disease reference for for spotting common issues with growing olives in Victoria, Australia, but this booklet is also relevant to other areas of Australia. Ever wondered what those funny looking spots on your leaves are? Now you can find out! How you prune your olive trees will vary depending on the desired outcome for your tree or grove. For example, if you want a hedge, you'll be growing olives under different management practices to more widely-spaced trees. This booklet focuses on individual trees planted for fruit production, and harvested by hand. While high density hedgerows are becoming more common, this booklet deals with groves laid out according to a more traditional and wider spacing between trees.

The topics covered include:

Tree Physiology - how do they grow?
Tree Structure - how to maximise fruit production
Why prune your olives?
How to prune your olives
What is Integrated Pest Management?
Common Pests and Diseases
Water Management for growing olives

Everything you need to know to make growing olives easier in a handy digital reference! If you prefer to learn in person, you might like to check out our Olive Tree Pruning Workshops. These cover similar information in more depth, and allow you to gain hands on experience pruning our grove so that you can go home and tackle your own trees with confidence.