The olive harvest in the Galilee usually starts after the first serious rain, which rinses off the dust and plumps up the fruit. In the one year on, one year off cycle of olive trees, this is an off year, and the price of oil – more than $150 for a 16-liter container – reflects … Read More »
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Olive Harvest 2008
Every year, come Fall, we happily take part in the Galilee olive harvest ritual. Until this year, this meant picking several buckets of olives – mostly green and one or two black – and curing them for our own and our friends’ enjoyment. This year, however, we decided to be ambitious and make our own … Read More »