Sold at Farmers Markets, Speciality Shops & Retail Stores
Organic Olives:
Hand-stuffed “Sicilian Cured” with Garlic, Jalapenos, Habaneros
Kalamata-style Ripe Greek Olives
Speciality Flavored Sicilian Whole: Italian, Hot
Sicilian Pitted Whole
Here at Adams Ranch we have been integrating organic farming into our operation
for 10 years. We use a natural approach to all nutritional needs of our trees. This
includes cover cropping between rows that we mow and compost back into the soil.
This cover crop allows a habitat for beneficial insects to thrive and the clippings
provide a nitrogen source to the tree. As for weeds, we have been experimenting
with the use of animals, such as llamas to keep the control of over growth.
We currently have four acres certified under the National Organic Program and
40 more acres are in transition to becoming certified. Our processing plant has been
inspected and certified to cure and bottle organic olives. In addition to curing our
own olives, we now custom cure certified organic olives for other growers.
This year we have launched our new label and product line “Raw Earth Organics.”
The term “Raw” means no heat processing. We cure our olives in a slow nine-month
fermentation process to remove the bitterness, leaving the true olive taste is desired.
Certified Organic Product Line
Sivilano This variety of queen olives is picked green in September & October.
The fruit is distinguished by its large size, up to the size of a ping-pong ball.
Commonly called the “Queen” olive, we machine size and pit this olive for hand
stuffing and flavoring. The following item are available:
Whole or Pitted “Italian” Style
Whole or Pitted Hot Chili Spiced
Hand Stuffed with Garlic or Jalapenos
Habanero Hot Spiced Whole Olives
Manzanilla This variety is the most commonly commercially produced olive in
California. Ninety-five percent of all California production of this variety is for the
black ripe “table olive”. Even we sell some of our excess production to the “big”
canneries. Our groves are unique in that we harvest this variety several times from
September through January as the fruit ripens. The first picking is for a green
fermented olive. As the fruit starts to turn pink to purple we harvest for our
“Kalamata Style” and Early olive oil. Late in the season we harvest for our olive oil
and “Sun Dried” olives. The following items are available:
Manzanilla “Italian” Style
“Kalamata Style”
Mediterranean Blend This is a mix of whole Sivilano and Manzanilla olives
of different cures and spiced the old fashioned way.
Retail Inquires • 1 case minimums
Currently to only retail outlet we can recommend is Adams Stuff N’ Olives at
559-568-2324. As we grow to other markets we will provide outlet source information.