Olives: The Oil of Life

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- Olives and olive oil are essential parts of the Mediterranean diet, often praised for their health benefits - This book helps the reader take advantage of this ingredient and offers ideas on how to best use olives in the modern kitchen, with smart, interactive and full-color photographs throughout the book - Features information about many of the world's most-experienced and highly awarded commercial growers and oil makers, and successful cottage-industry and family growers - The Ancient and Modern Produce series aims to pass on the knowledge of ancient growers and users for a new generation Olive oil is often lauded for is health properties. How often do we hear about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet? When were olives first used in food production and why are olives still grown and enjoyed today? Exquisitely designed and highly illustrated, the Ancient and Modern Produce series aims to look at modern uses for produce that has been handed down to us through the ages. This inspiring book delves into the multifaceted role the olive has played across generations of families who have tilled the soil, tended their groves, harvested, cured and pressed the fruit to produce this oil of life. Demonstrating the myriad uses for the olive and its biodynamic, gourmet derivatives, including a varied source of recipes, the book will also profile some of the world's largest commercial groves as well as boutique producers from around the world, while looking at the issues affecting the industry today. By harnessing the power of IMAGES' smart interactive image technology, the book's beautiful color photography will link readers to producers, oil makers and home growers, and to additional information about olive festivals and other ways to benefit from and enjoy olives in our modern lives. This is a book that satiates the locavore, but has a global focus and international appeal.