[Larry Lucido]

Have you tried growing your own? Just wondering.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

All those crops are owned by ADM, and go directly to their processing plants.

You are not allowed to eat unprocessed foods.

If you were, ADM would lose the monopoly on food it bought from Congress.

[RitchieAprile]

not in El Ley, but up in Corning there are olives all over the place.

[Drango]

I think you should ask the moderator to move this to breaking...

[GraceG]

I wonder if there are “regulations” you know to protect us dumb sheep from buying olives from the trees?

[RIghtwardHo]

I’m in L.A. as well. I do the “fresh grown” thing but have never heard of olives. Saved your handle. I’ll ask around.

[GOPJ]

Probably not enough people want them to support a ‘market’... Aren’t they somewhat difficult to cure? And make a person sick if it’s not done right? Or are these old wives tales?

[Larry Lucido]

"I'm not for sale!"

[Grams A]

I’m not an olive person but why do they have to be cured? Can’t you just pick them off of a tree and eat them?

[bunkerhill7]

A lot of the Catholic Churches in East Bay have olive trees. Just go in, ask the pastor n pick`em.

[mimaw]

See this www.greatolives.com out of Orland CA

[grandpa jones]

Here you go .. LINK

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Try this link...

Uncured Olives at Farmer's Markets

[editor-surveyor]

Tried contacting Oberti or Lindsay?

[Auntie Mame]

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.

[oldenuff2no]

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.

[Retired Greyhound]

Everyone has their breaking point.

A guy can only take so much.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Find someone with a tree. Thirty years ago I owned a house with three olive trees. Got a big ceramic crock, lye and salt. Soaked them in lye for 24 to 48 hours. Then ran clear water over them for about 8 hours then dumped in a couple cups of salt and let them sit. Tasted good but I never did it again.

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.

[Rio]

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.

[Hebrews 11:6]

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.