We are currently in the 3rd year of a 3-year process to turn our olive grove, Silver Ridge, into an organic farm. Silver Ridge is located in Oroville, California, in the beautiful foothills just east of Chico, at the foot of Table Mountain, an area know both for olive groves and spectacular spring wildflowers.

Our trees, over 80 years old, are comprised of Mission, Manzanillo, and Barouni olive varietals. Additionally, we purchase fruit from other growers, as well as offer custom crushing for growers at our mill, located in Corning, California.

Olive harvest begins in October of each year and ends in January/February, weather permitting. Our fruit is crushed within 48 hours of picking, to insure the highest quality oil, as olives are technically stone fruit, and the quality of the fruit will begin to deteriorate the longer it sits before crushing. We typically begin harvest at the beginning of November, when the fruit is still green, and crush through January, as the olives ripen to black, so that we are able to obtain oil that reflects the full spectrum of flavors–from the fresh, grassy, early oil to the soft, buttery, late harvest oil. We then carefully blend the oils to capture the best qualities from each stage. Depending on the year, we may also offer an early harvest oil, Olio Nuovo, as well as a late harvest oil.