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We celebrate the start of spring on March 20, but our organic farm is already embracing the season. Here’s a few updates from around the farm. Olives & Oil: Our new Nocellara de Belice olives are really trying hard to grow. Green tips on the new branches are stunning in the Spring sun. This young […]

by Ann Sievers Owner, Miller, Grower at IL Fiorello Olive Oil Company February is a month of red, love, renewal, and bees. Indeed, St Valentine is the patron saint of beekeepers! His feast day has been associated with the tradition of courtly love. He was a clergyman either a priest or a bishop in the […]

What do you do with 15 tons of newly harvested olives and 10 tons of fresh fruit? You make co-milled oils of course. There is an enormous difference between olive oil made with a flavored essence added to the oil and a true co-milled oil. We mill fresh olives and fruit at the same time. […]

The final co-milled oil is done, the mill is clean, and the weather turns cold; I know that it is time to bring out the pizzelle maker.  Pizzelle are delicious, tiny, very beautiful cookies. Named because they are flat, sweet. Like little lady sweet pizzas. I have been making pizzelles since 1975, yes, a long […]

   Tuscan Pan Forte is an ancient, and may I say better, version of today’s fruitcake. Very delicious with lots of unique flavors, easy to make, and even easier to eat.  A colleague in Italy, Judy Witts Francini, posted a recipe that she loves. She has one of the best blogs in Italy and great […]

The olives are growing! The olives are growing! The Chemlali are setting a large amount of fruit. These trees are originally from Tunisia and love the hot dry climate in Suisun Valley. We anticipate the rest of the grove to be a light to moderate year, as last year was very heavy. This is not […]

In the Spring, all thoughts turn to green: green trees, green grass, weeds, and green vegetables. This picture says it all. Eat well and be well. Your Pharmacy is your grocery store and your garden. Get out in the fresh air, take a walk. Watch less television and most definitely less computer/phone time. We grow […]