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2009 Harvest
The 2009 harvest was a small one... The weather in springtime is simply not cooperating. Just as the olive
flowers were opening in May, we got a nasty storm that rolled through with lots of rain and wind. That is
a recipe for disaster on its own, but then the weather turned to be very hot just 5 days later. Basically, what
flowers survived the rain and wind were dried out by the heat and fell to the ground.
That being said, the flavors of the oils are wonderful. It should be quite a bit of fun to blend them
all and launch our first certified organic extra virgin olive oil!
| Harvest Date | Pounds | Gallons |
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| 11/09/08 | 1131 | 23 |
| 11/16/08 | 1075 | 21 |
| 12/07/08 | 1236 | 23 |
| 12/12/08 | 1283 | 35 |
| 02/12/09 | | 125 |
| 02/12/09 | | 20 |
| 02/12/09 | | 220 |
| 02/12/09 | | 96 |
| Total | 4725 | 563 |
The blended oils for 2009 had the following results in an independent chemical analysis:
| | Free Fatty Acid | Peroxide Value | UV270 | UV232 | Delta K |
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| Sylverleaf Estate | 0.20% | 12 meq/kg | 0.125 | 2.046 | 0.00 |
| Foothills Blend | 0.4% | 16.00 meq/kg | 0.133 | 2.169 | 0.012 |
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