OLIVE OIL Bava Family Grove GROVE LOCATION Escalon, San Joaquin county, California WEBSITE www.bavafamilygrove.com ABOUT ME My family immigrated from Italy in 1916 and has farmed trees and vines in California since 1921. My olive grove started out as a landscape project, evolved into a hobby and is now a hobby out of control! I… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Fandango Organic GROVE LOCATION Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California WEBSITE www.fandangooliveoil.com ABOUT ME Before retirement, I really enjoyed being a weekend gardener. It was a lot of fun constructing a fairly large greenhouse from scratch. I grew veggies and herbs from seeds and also had citrus. Upon retirement, I moved to… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Grumpy Goats Farm GROVE LOCATION Capay, Yolo County, California WEBSITE www.grumpygoatsfarms.com ABOUT ME I love what I do! My parents were farmers from Wisconsin, both dairy and hogs. My ancestors were also famers in both Germany and Norway. It is in my blood. I have a passion for creating something from the dirt… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Yorkville Olive Ranch GROVE LOCATION Anderson Valley, Southern Mendocino County, California WEBSITE Yorkville Olive Ranch ABOUT ME I love history, having taught 8th grade for 36 years in the Las Lomitas School District near Stanford University, it is an essential part of me. My farmhouse was built in 1860 with a second story added… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Other Brother Co. – hand picked, cold pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil. GROVE LOCATIONS Carmel Valley and Templeton, CA WEBSITE www.theotherbrothercompany.com ABOUT US Our family planted our initial estate orchard when we were kids, we grew up with the trees; gaining experience in small scale agriculture and olive oil production. After college and a… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Calivirgin Extra Virgin Olive Oil GROVE LOCATION Lodi, CA WEBSITE www.calivirgin.com ABOUT US At Coldani Olive Ranch we are literally a “family business.” Our immediate family, along with our spouses and a few little ones running around, is what characterizes our family company; handling every aspect from tree to bottle. Growing the olives,… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Old Chatham Ranch GROVE LOCATION Yorkville, CA WEBSITE www.oldchathamranch.com ABOUT US George and Kit bought the Old Chatham Ranch in 1979 after a long search of properties in Northern California. Yorkville was ideally situated for our growing family that needed to commute to the Bay Area for the next few years. After years… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Kiler Ridge GROVE LOCATION Paso Robles, CA WEBSITE www.kilerridge.com ABOUT US Kiler Ridge is a small family-‐run farm dedicated to sustainable growing practices and production of extra virgin olive oils of the highest quality. We grow and mill olives on-site, and offer tours and olive oil tastng at the farm’s Frantoio, our olive… Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL Tallgrass Ranch Olive Oil GROVE LOCATION I (Nancy) was raised on the ranch where I currently live, in the hills of southern Sonoma County. WEBSITE www.tallgrassoliveoil.com ABOUT ME I (Nancy) was raised on a cattle and hay ranch, so grew up outdoors with the hills, trees and streams as the locus for playtime. … Continue Reading
OLIVE OIL KATZ Organic Chef’s Pick Extra Virgin Olive Oil KATZ Organic Rock Hill Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil GROVE LOCATION Suisun Valley, CA WEBSITE www.katzfarm.com ABOUT ME This has been quite a journey for me and my wife, Kim, over the last 4 decades. It all began with a chance meeting as students at… Continue Reading