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Harvesting at Spartan Rolling Hills

Our olive oil and olives come from our family or local family or friends olive groves in southern Greece.  Located in the Spartan valley, surrounded by mountains and sun drenched long sunny days, offer ideal growing conditions for excellent quality olive oil and olives.

The picking of the olives at Spartan Rolling Hills starts in early October, when the fruit is still not fully mature to produce "agourelaio" ("immature" olive oil). This oil has a strong peppery taste and is highly appreciated and sought after by olive oil connoisseurs. This is the basis of our Spartan Rolling Hills Extra Virgin Olive Oil..

Normal picking time begins in November when the fruit turns from greenish to purple-black. The best time to pick is when the fruit is three quarters black for the best bouquet and low acidity.

In order to ensure that the fruit is not damaged during picking times, the picking is done by hand.  Ladders are used to reach the upper branches and a rake-like device is dragged over the branches, by hand, causing the olives to fall onto nets or large fabric pieces that are spread on the ground around the tree. At the same time that the olive fruit is picked, the tree is trimmed to get it ready for the next growing season.

This job calls for the whole family to help. Spartan Rolling Hills family members come from Canada to supervise and participate in the annual harvest. Neighbours, friends and relatives help each other by picking each other's olives when theirs are not ready yet. Everyone shares in this strenuous, time consuming and exhausting effort. This is one of the reasons why Spartan Rolling Hills extra virgin olive oil or even other Greek olive oils,  might be a little more expensive than olive oils produced in other countries.

Depending on this size of the tree, it can take two people between two hours to half a day to pick an olive tree. An experienced worker can pick about 80 kg of olives each day and it takes 5 kg of olives to make a litre of oil. This is why olive oil is so expensive compared to other oils.

The olives are placed in baskets and carried out of the field. At times, due to limited road access to the olive groves we transport the harvest using mules and donkeys or even carry the fruit ourselves significant distances through the fields. Although it is very picturesque to witness it,it is a painstaking effort laced with anxiety to catch up with time. Olives in order to give their best have to be pressed within a very short time after picking.

With the exception of personal family consumption in Greece and Canada, 100% of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Olive production of Spartan Rolling Hills are exported for sale and distribution in Canada, USA and elsewhere.

Distribution at Spartan Rolling Hills

Bolton, Ontario Canada

The sales and distribution of our Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Olives is also a family affair.  Local orders can be picked up or we can ship to your home or business anywhere in Canada, USA or the world.  

Pick up orders are COD or by certified cheque/money order.  Delivery orders are shipped once payment is received and processed. Credit card or debit card payments are not offered at  this time.

Simply email or call us at 1-647-321-OIL1 (6451) or toll free 1-866-883-3422 and one of the family members will look after your request as if you are part of the family.  We can ship to anywhere in the world