Posted on 10/14/2011 3:49:19 PM PDT by FoxPro
No one eats olives off the tree. They are incredibly bitter and foul-tasting.
In ancient times, olives were never eaten at all, they were grown solely for pressing into olive oil. Olives became a food item only when people discovered that they could be cured by a long process of brining.
Tried contacting Oberti or Lindsay?
Thats it, and a good price.
It is only an 8 hour drive away from LA.
If you find an olive tree, remember, the moment an olive leaves the tree, it begins to deteriorate. Fruit should be processed within 24 hours, which is probably why you can’t find olives at your local store.
Try around Corning Ca, the olive capital of the world. Most of the orchards are privately owned and the owners would be happy to sell to you. The obvious question is why do you want them? There are a thousand different ways to cure olives and the olive plants in that area know them all.
The best olive oil in the world comes from that area.
Good luck.
Thanks for the explanation. Grew up on a farm in Kansas and I don’t recall that we ever took time or space to grow anything on a tree or bush that couldn’t be eaten in its natural state. Maybe one of the reasons why Kansas isn’t known for olives.
Everyone has their breaking point.
A guy can only take so much.
Doing weird stuff with food is my hobby.
Dont hate me because of this. lol
When I lived in California, I remember seeing olive trees on the grounds of the Santa Barbara Mission. Maybe the friars would sell you some for a nominal donation to their order. Who knows.
There was (and probably still is) a shop on Main Street in the Santa Ynez Valley town of Solvang that sells olive oil and all kinds of products related to olives.
If you have a friend that lives in the La Crescenta, La Canada, Sunland, Sun Valley areas you might get access to a tree that way. Most people would not object to your picking the messy fruit.
This is encouraging.
What folks are saying about Orland is true. Olives everywhere. There is even a CalTrans rest area that is full of un-harvested olive trees.
Unfortunately for you, it’s at the other (good) end of the state.
“I’m not an olive person but why do they have to be cured?”
I didn’t even know they were sick.
I sure wish you’d come and pick mine. Sometimes my mower throws ‘em, they stain the sidewalk when stepped on, and the oil makes the lawn slippery when I play ball with my grandson.
Where are you at?
Martinez Roses
1321 South Kirby Street, San Jacinto, CA 92582-6960
(951) 654-9898 ()
He has a big tree and will let you pick as many as you want for free.
I don’t know how anyone eats olives. Gawd, they’re nasty.
“No one eats olives off the tree. They are incredibly bitter and foul-tasting.”
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This reminds me of what I’ve been trying to teach my two young nephews- when you write, you NEVER state ‘absolutes’ unless you’re really sure.
When I lived in Hollywood Florida, my neighbor Gino DePalma loved raw olives, fresh off the tree.
He also grew his own grapes, and after pressing, added no other ingredients to make his wine.
Go on line and see what you find. Farmers markets and receipes for curing, that sort of thing.
I have lychee, key lime, lemon, orange and coffee. Might be time to add an olive. You make it sound worth the time. Thanks for sharing...
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