We occasionally hire workers to help us with some of our groves. We do this because of the amount of work required, and because the weather is not always on our side. This allows us to complete the harvest before the olives mature too much.
We are currently using electric oil harvesters, which are long rods with rotors on the end. They hit the branches strongly enough so that the olives fall from the tree, unto plastic covers, without damaging the olives themselves. Traditionally, rids were used to hit the branches, but that required a lot of manpower and took…
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Normally, late October to early November each year. But the actual start date depends on how mature the olives are. We aim for quality over quantity, and since our crops’ performance is dependent on the weather, the actual times change per harvest.
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