Article by PhD. Dilşen OKTAY ERTEM Olive trees have always been woven into Anatolia’s soil and imagination. They are not merely agricultural assets but living archives: symbols of life, wealth, continuity and hope. Nowhere is that continuity more tangible than in Türkiye’s Southeastern region, historically known as Upper Mesopotamia, where the knowledge of olive cultivation …
SLOW | SlowFood – Context Instead of Alarm, Deceleration Instead of Reflex SLOW is my overarching concept. It connects SlowFood, SlowTravel and SlowPhotography into a conscious approach to consumption, time and quality. Within the SlowFood dimension, the focus is on deceleration, on context, and on understanding food as an agricultural and cultural product – not …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. An olive tree donated by the Italian association Città dell’Olio (Olive Oil Cities) has been planted in the heart of Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park as a symbol of commitment to peace, marking 80 years since the atomic bombing of the …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. Olive production in Portugal is expected to decline by 20 percent in the 2025/26 crop year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). INE estimates that olive grove productivity will reach 2,801 kilograms per hectare in 2025/26, …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. China’s olive oil sector has come a long way since the country’s first olive trees were planted in 1964, when communist regimes in Albania and China sought to strengthen ties while rebuking the Soviet Union, with which both countries were …
Selected external articles from Olive Oil Times. Included for contextual awareness, not as editorial endorsement. Olive Oil Times – In Slovenia, the small European country between Croatia and Italy, nearly everyone knows Luka Dončić. Many also know Sandi Babič, a leading Slovenian olive grower and owner of a cold-press mill located on the outskirts of …