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Spring at the Ranch – An Update On What’s Happening in the Olive Groves

Our olive trees have woken up from their winter slumber. And we’re heading into our “spring push” at our northern California ranches. In the olive groves, our orchard teams are watering the trees and doing light pruning to prepare them … Continue reading

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Meet Miguel Lopez – Our Most Veteran Olive Rancher

Miguel Lopez is our longest serving employee. He’s been in our olive orchards since 2000, not long after we planted our first trees in Oroville. The 60-year-old Miguel grew up 20 minutes south of there, in Marysville. He tells us … Continue reading

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A Primer On the Arbequina Olive We Grow and Use for Our Olive Oil

When people ask us about our different extra virgin olive oils, we begin by saying: “Think of extra virgin olive oil like wine.” Just like different wines are made from different grapes, like Cabernet Sauvignon or Sauvignon Blanc, different olive … Continue reading

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Our Miller Bob Discusses What He Likes to Cook, and Becoming a Grandpa

Our Master Miller Bob Singletary has a lemon tree in his backyard and he likes to  fish. That gives you clues about how Bob likes to use extra virgin olive oil  in his kitchen. In the second of a two-part … Continue reading

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Our Miller Bob Explains How He Blends Our New Oils So They Taste Just Right

Our master miller, Bob Singletary, has been crushing olives and making olive oil for more than three decades. Lately, Bob has been sampling the oils made from the olives we gathered last fall. Like a winemaker, Bob also blends these … Continue reading

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Meet Our Brand New Ranch Selects Extra Virgin Olive Oils

Big news! We’re excited to be introducing a brand new line of extra virgin olive oils this month: Ranch Selects. These three oils are crushed from select olives grown exclusively on our own “estate” ranches in northern California. The bottlings … Continue reading

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Our Miller Bob Discusses the 2010 Olive Harvest’s Flavor

Our miller, Bob Singletary, is like a winemaker. Only Bob is in charge of crushing our olives and making world-class extra virgin olive oil. He’s a veteran of California’s olive oil industry. Bob has been working for local olive-oil producers … Continue reading

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Meet Our Olive Rancher: Adam Englehardt

Adam Englehardt grew up on an olive ranch near California’s huge Central Valley. He’s got olive oil in his blood. Adam is in charge of California Olive Ranch’s farming operations. In the second of two interviews, we ask Adam about … Continue reading

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Meet Our Miller: California Olive Oil Veteran Bob Singletary

We’re gearing up to begin harvesting our olives in November. Our miller, Bob Singletary, anticipates putting in 15-hour days, seven days a week. “It’s the busiest time of the year,” Bob says. Bob — shown here wearing a hard hat … Continue reading

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Meet Our Miller: California Olive Oil Veteran Bob Singletary

We’re gearing up to begin harvesting our olives in November. Our miller, Bob Singletary, anticipates putting in 15-hour days, seven days a week. “It’s the busiest time of the year,” Bob says. Bob — shown here wearing a hard hat … Continue reading

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