Adopt an olive tree that we cultivate based on the Organic Farming regulations of the European Union. During the process of adoption you can choose a name that we will engrave on a plaque and hang on your tree. Our farm has 1200 olive trees spread over 14 hectares. It is certified in Organic Farming and accredited under the PDO of Nyons. We work with only one variety adapted to the soil: the Tanche. We collect the olives respecting and protecting the fauna that lives in our olive grove, especially the birds. This is why we have signed the manifesto for the protection of migratory birds in olive groves. The Tanche is the emblematic variety of the Pays de Nyons and the Baronnies Provençales. It is the only variety that has been able to adapt well to this territory. Resistant to cold and drought, its sensitivity to wind and humidity limits its implantation in other French olive growing areas. Most of the trees froze during the 1956 cold wave, as did those in all of France and the Maghreb. In Nyons alone, half of the olive trees did not survive these temperatures. They were therefore recovered, i. e. cut low to the ground, and then all grew back little by little. This is why all our olive trees are on average a little over 60 years old. Some, on the other hand, where not affected and may be 150 or even 200 years old! Each olive tree produces between 5 and 20 kg of olives. These are trees that are not watered and the ratio for oil is 4 kg of olives to make one litre. In 2014, we were awarded the gold medal at the French Olive Oil Competition in the Nyons PDO. The productive life of an olive tree is around 150 years. For as long as you want to keep it and we can continue taking care of it, you can renew your adoption year after year. If your Olive tree dies, we will replace it with no additional cost and assuring the delivery of your harvest from other trees.

The box we will send you contains: 1 x __Organic extra virgin Olive Oil PDO Nyons__ (3 liter cube, "Bag-in-Box") The leading olive oil in France and produced in an exceptional terroir, Nyons. This olive oil is unctuous and is delicately aromatic. It's the first oil to obtain the Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) in France, in 1994 . It has been accredited since 1997 by the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Made only from the Tanche variety olives harvested in the designated area and pressed directly after harvesting (2 or 3 days maximum), Nyons olive oil reflects the typical characteristics of a unique area. An olive oil with delicate and subtle aromas: very smooth and slightly fruity, Nyons extra virgin olive oil offers aromas of green apple, hazelnut, fresh butter, a note of freshly cut grass, with a slight bitterness and ardence. The sweetness and subtlety of this oil can be explained by the variety of the local olive used, the Tanche, and by the time of olive harvesting, which takes place between November and January, which gives the olive a slight over ripeness. Our oil can be stored for up to 18 months or even a little longer in the pantry away from light and heat. 1 x __Organic Black Olives PDO Nyons__ (glass jar of 250 grams) The olive of Nyons is the French black olive par excellence. You can enjoy them as an aperitif or with a dash of Nyons PDO Olive Oil and/or Provence herbs. You can also, of course, use it in the kitchen: in eggplant caviar, ratatouille, cakes, fougasse, rabbit, etc. Unlike other fruits (cherry, apricot,...), the olive is a fruit that is not possible to eat as it is. For the table, it is necessary to remove the bitterness from the olive. We prepare the olives in brine, taking care to reduce the quantity of salt as much as possible (6 to 8% maximum against 10 to 12% usually). We use exclusively unrefined sea salt, which can be used in Organic Farming. The "brining" of olives is the most common way to preserve olives. During the preparation in brine, the olives are immersed for a few months in a "water and sea salt" preparation which causes them to lose their natural bitterness while preserving their original taste. This know-how, which is characteristic of the Pays de Nyons and the Baronnies, allows the smooth flesh and natural taste of the olive to be preserved. The Tanche then takes its final colour "bure de moine" (“cowl) and improves for 5 to 6 months. Thanks to the preparation in brine, our black olives can be kept for 3 years at room temperature in their original glass jars. 3 x __Organic PDO Nyons olive paste__ (glass jar of 180 grams) Our olive paste is a pure organic black olive paste, sometimes supplemented by a fillet of PDO Nyons organic olive oil (which is quite rare because the Nyons olive has naturally an excellent oil yield). Delicious as an aperitif, it can be used as a tapenade, on toast or in a small bowl to dip celery and carrot sticks, etc. It can also be enjoyed in an omelette, in a “Petit Épeautre” (small spelt) salad, on a slice of bread with fresh goat cheese, on a fish fillet or in a rabbit in a casserole dish. Our pasteurized olive paste can also be stored for up to 3 years at room temperature in the original glass jars.

Please, check the deadline for participating in this project (deadline for adoption) below. As of this date the Farmer will start preparing the orders that are to be shipped. You may select the delivery date of your box as suggested by the Farmer at check-out.

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