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Article: America's appetite for olive oil ripens; Locals finally told him that Mission olives should be harvested ripe, not green, for oil.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- January 10, 2007
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Byline: Kristin Ohlson Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
OROVILLE, CALIF. -- From his tasting room on the hilly outskirts of Oroville, Calif., Jamie Johannson can hear the workers picking his olives. Even when they are too far away for him to hear their voices, he can still detect the wind-chime-like clamor of them at work.
"There's a musical sound when they move their metal ladders," says Mr. Johannson, founder of Lodestar Farms. Visitors make their way to Johannson's grove throughout the year, drawn by the nation's growing fascination with small farms in general and olive oil in particular. While olive oil has been a staple in other ...