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RE: Olives harvesting and olive oil extraction.
I knew that the olive trees could be old but I wouldn't guess that they could be 3000 years old! WOW!
And honestly, I didn't know about the process so I'm glad I learned about it a bit. I tend to buy the extra virgin olive oil but just because of the word 'extra' :D Now I'll buy it because of the nutrients! :)
I've watched the video and I can't believe that this stick is able to harvest olives. It looks so strange. But at least it's more friendly to the trees. I wouldn't like to see a machine swallowing the olive tree and spitting out the olives :)
Oh, and I would love to try the fresh olive oil now. Didn't know that something like that existed. How exciting!
Thank you for sharing! It's been very interesting to read :)
Thank you @delishtreats, I am glad you liked it and read it so thoroughly!
And yes, in Crete there are a few trees that old and a few dozens younger ones, around 1000 years old :)
I guess that these are protected and tourists come to see them, right?
If a rope around their perimeter can be considered as protection yes, they are protected and the tourists do come to see them :)
Hahaha :) BUT it's sad to see that the country doesn't really protect its heritage..