California’s Central Valley and Central Coast produce 99% of the olives grown in the United States. The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, first discovered in California in the Los Angeles area in ...

AURORA, Ore. — An experimental planting of olive trees will draw particular interest from researchers at Oregon State University when it bears fruit this year — both literally and figuratively. Though ...

New research has found that olive fruit water, a by-product typically thrown away during olive oil production, could have exercise benefits. The study tested olive fruit water during exercise and ...

Olive trees are resilient, don’t mind the drought or rocky soils, and can provide a bounty of olives for the table and or the press. But there is a fly in the olive oil that threatens the crop. Contra ...

The olive tree (Olea europaea) is well suited to Napa Valley. The tree’s Mediterranean origin makes it a natural fit for our sunny, arid and temperate climate. Our warm summers encourage fruit growth, ...

Q: I have an olive tree that produces many olives. In previous years, I have collected the ripe olives and home-cured them with good results. This year, when I soaked them overnight, there were ...

While the olive may or may not be the choice of garnish for your cocktail (for James Bond it certainly wasn’t), this fruit has established itself in multiple civilizations since time immemorial. And ...

Olive oil is an essential, vibrant food with no equal in hundreds of dishes. It brings life, dimension and depth to vegetables, meat, fish, fruit and cheese. It’s the vessel in roasting, sautéing, ...