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2017 Harvest Update and New Product!

2017 Harvest Update and New Product!

Surprise! We’ve been working hard on the new harvest and are very excited about the results. While Mother Nature decided we needed some rain days, we managed several days of good...

2017 Harvest Update and New Product!

Surprise! We’ve been working hard on the new harvest and are very excited about the results. While Mother Nature decided we needed some rain days, we managed several days of good...

Where did all the Spartan Oil go?

Where did all the Spartan Oil go?

I'm not sure whether to feel grateful or frustrated that we're all sold out of olive oil for 2017. On one hand, it's a great sign of how much our...

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Where did all the Spartan Oil go?

I'm not sure whether to feel grateful or frustrated that we're all sold out of olive oil for 2017. On one hand, it's a great sign of how much our...

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About the "Fridge Test"

The internet is a useful thing. Streaming movies, pictures of cats, baseball scores, definitions of 4-syllable words, etc. There are some downsides, though. Folks or (bots) with little expertise can...

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About the "Fridge Test"

The internet is a useful thing. Streaming movies, pictures of cats, baseball scores, definitions of 4-syllable words, etc. There are some downsides, though. Folks or (bots) with little expertise can...

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Perceptions are Reality, Until the Knowledge Ga...

Last year was a remarkable year in the olive oil industry--drought and disease created significant issues for producers throughout the mediterranean, but primarily in Italy. With supplies down and fraudulent oils up,...

Perceptions are Reality, Until the Knowledge Ga...

Last year was a remarkable year in the olive oil industry--drought and disease created significant issues for producers throughout the mediterranean, but primarily in Italy. With supplies down and fraudulent oils up,...

2016 - 2017 Harvest Update

Each harvest season brings with it the hope of something new or unexpected. Our baseline of expectations is fairly high, since even the lowest quality oils in our region in...

2016 - 2017 Harvest Update

Each harvest season brings with it the hope of something new or unexpected. Our baseline of expectations is fairly high, since even the lowest quality oils in our region in...

2016 Spartan Oil Analysis Report

Here are our 2016 chemical analysis reports. A note about the "note" column. The acronyms USDA and COOC stand for US Department of Agriculture and California Olive Oil Council, respectively....

2016 Spartan Oil Analysis Report

Here are our 2016 chemical analysis reports. A note about the "note" column. The acronyms USDA and COOC stand for US Department of Agriculture and California Olive Oil Council, respectively....