2006 Harvest
This harvest was the easiest so far. Labor was somewhat difficult to find, but that seems
to be the trend. I guess that picking olives isn't very attractive to most people. That's why
we hold a harvest party every year. Picking olives is too much fun to pass up. There was
a very good fruit load on the trees this year and the olives came raining down quite easilty.
| Harvest Date | Pounds | Gallons |
|---|
| 11/24/05 | 1727 | 37 |
| 11/26/05 | 2392 | 43 |
| 01/09/06 | 2142 | 50 |
| 01/10/06 | 2100 | 42 |
| 01/11/06 | 1564 | 35 |
| 01/25/06 | | 55 |
| 01/26/06 | | 55 |
| 01/27/06 | | 43 |
| 01/28/06 | | 43 |
| Total | 9925 | 427 |
The blended oils for 2006 had the following results in an independent chemical analysis:
| | Free Fatty Acid | Peroxide Value | UV |
|---|
| Sylverleaf Estate | 0.25% | 7.50 meq/kg | 0.15 |
| Foothills Blend | 0.20% | 5.25 meq/kg | 0.17 |
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