We will harvest olives this fall in the northern hemisphere in Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain and follow this by a southern hemisphere spring harvest in South Africa. Come along with us as we learn all we can about the immortal olive!
Pat and Rich arrive in Istanbul Turkey for the start of their Olive Odyssey
In groves surrounding Yeni Foça, we harvested for çekişte olives for curing. Beginning with a stone crush, we soaked olives for 10 days in water (changed daily) then preserved in a saturated salt solution.
Seminar at Işık University to class on Global Communities hosted by Meltem Türköz. Full title of seminar: Leziz Zeytinyağı: Three Chemists’s View of the History, Health Benefits, and Molecular Properties of this Wonderful Oil
Twenty participants explored questions of the science, cultural history, economics, and systems thinking of olive oil production. Organoleptic activities, oral stories collected, olives harvested, and friendships made.
While still a bit early, we were shown the techniques and were taught much about olive picking and pressing by Doctor of Agriculture Cahit Tunç. We harvested two gemlık olive trees to produce 50 kilo olives for 12 kilo oil.
Seminar at Sabanci University at their Science and Society Forum hosted by Kerem Bora. Full title of talk: Leziz Zeytinyağı: Three Chemists’ View of the History, Health Benefits, and Wonderful Taste of Olive Oil
Traveling to nearby Greek island of Lesvos, and a stones through away to mainland Turkey to harvest olives in Assos made quite an impression
Olive Harvest in Colle de Val D'elsa near Siena and at Principie Corsini in Tuscany
Harvesting Olives hosted by Mayor of Belianes and Ester Gelabert in Catalonia, Spain.
Presentation to Science Club at Bogazici University
Harvesting in this Cretan Village and visiting the Krista-Gaea Cooperative Olive Mill to see five star olive oil production.
Seminar/Workshop at Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Bringing together all participants from four years of Ege'de Atölye
Begining Chapter 2 of Sabbatical Experiences at University of Stellenbosch, ZA
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