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More reaons to purchase “COOC” certified Olive Oils like Calolea Olive Oil

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New Report: Evaluation of Olive Oil Sold to Restaurants and Foodservice

Our new report finds that almost all olive oils pass the most common chemical tests, but most of these oils fail tests that are rarely used in quality control (sensory, DAGs and PPP).  Sensory panels from Spain, Italy and Australia tasted the oils and found some to be lampante (lamp oil) a grade that is not fit for human consumption under USDA standards.  Two of the 21 samples in the study were adulterated with inexpensive canola oil.  The report recommends that food distributors incorporate sensory, DAGs and PPP into their quality control efforts, that the USDA add DAGs and PPP to the voluntary US standard, and that further research be pursued to develop faster, better and cheaper methods of analysis.

Save the date! Calolea Olive Oil opens it’s doors for Passport Weekend- Live Music and so much more!!

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Calolea Olive Oil is on the trail

 

 

 

 

Passport Weekend

Join us October 6 & 7 for Passport Weekend, a grand celebration with farm-fresh food sampling and award-winning wine tasting at all of the stops along the Sierra Oro Farm Trail!

Meet our farmers and winemakers as you enjoy a self-guided tour along the beautiful Butte County countryside, all while sampling the very best of our agricultural heritage.

This annual event is the only weekend that all farms along the trail are guaranteed to be open – and they pull out all the stops to showcase our local culinary community!

Passports are just $25 ($30 day-of) and include a free wine glass and sampling at each stop. Don’t forget to pick up your Passport Weekend ChicoBag to make shopping on the trail a breeze!

Passports will be available Sept. 3. Check back here for more details as the event gets closer, or join us on facebook to keep up-to-date on all things Farm Trail.

We look forward to seeing you October 6 & 7!

Calolea Olive Oil’s Farmer’s Markets in S.F. & South Bay

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Calolea Olive Oil / Honey Bears Farm

Farmers’ Market E-mailed Newsletter for Customers
Castro Farmers’ Market http://p0.vresp.com/8AHdrc
Inner Sunset Farmers’ Market http://p0.vresp.com/IesrfO
Kaiser Permanente Fremont Farmers’ Market http://p0.vresp.com/DmboWt
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Farmers’ Market http://p0.vresp.com/LHmxug
VA Palo Alto Farmers’ Market http://p0.vresp.com/23gPYo

Congratulations Jim and Marie! Winners of the Calolea Olive Oil Tasting.

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The Friends of Long Marine Lab “Whale of an Auction” held it’s annual

silent auction to support the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab in Santa Cruz.

Jim and Marie were the highest bidders and won the Calolea Olive Oil Tasting, it

was a real pleasure to meet them.  I do not think they were expecting the royal treatment

they received from the Keller’s  at Calolea Olive Oil’s tasting room!

Local beet, fennel, tomatoes, feta cheese salad Calolea Grass/Olive rasied Beef with Arugula/radiccio salad tossed with Calolea Meyer Lemon.

drizzled with Calolea Blood Orange Olive Oil.