harvest
Starting at the end of October, the trees are constantly checked and usually before mid November, the first ripe olives appear. Harvest begin always before the olives are fully ripe, in order to obtain better quality albeit less quantity.

Harvest last usually for three weeks and olives are exclusively picked by hand from the trees: those already fallen are not picked because too ripe.

Once harvest has begun, it proceeds as rapidly ad possible, since adverse climate conditions can delay and, in some cases, actually interrupt it. In fact, after a rainfall, olives cannot be picked until completely dry in order not to endanger the final quality of the product.

 

   

 
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