A domestic #olivegrove consisting of a few hundred trees in #Centralvictoria #Australia… just after #dusk.

These will be ready to pick soon.

The trees will be subject to a machine that will ‘shake’ each of them one by one carefully (and with love!), so that the olives drop on a mat and scooped up into a hopper.

This machine is called a ‘shaker’, funny enough!

We’ve had many a year prior, with dozens of peeps from near and far coming to pick for a few hours over a weekend - and rewarded with a hearty spread, vino and cheer.

Loads of strangers turn up to participate.

Olives go off to a small processing plant nearby and come back as oil. Loads of rain last year which means a bumper crop this year.

This lot will yield between 1000 - 2000 litres this year I think…

Pretty cool!

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #Bendigo #olives #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

A single very old olive tree! What a wonderful tree!

During my holidays I visited Tuscany many times and enjoyed the beautiful countryside with its astonishing olive groves.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/olive-tree-birgit-moldenhauer.html

#Painting #OilPainting #OliveGrove #OliveTree #Art #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Italy #Tuscany

https://www.pictorem.com/254162/Olive%20Gr

Olive groves offer hikers the opportunity to explore the world of extra virgin olive oil, through production territories and farmers. The Path winds along the countryside and crosses hillsides of ancient olive trees.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/italien-olive-grove-birgit-moldenhauer.html

#Painting #OilPainting #OliveGrove #OliveTree #Art #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Italy #Tuscany

https://www.pictorem.com/254162/Olive%20Grove

I love Italy and I love hiking. During my holidays I visited Tuscany many times and enjoyed the beautiful countryside with its astonishing olive groves.

https://pixels.com/featured/olive-grove-birgit-moldenhauer.html

#Painting #OilPainting #OliveGrove #OliveTree #Art #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Italy #Tuscany

https://www.pictorem.com/254162/Olive%20Grove.html

#olives (Olea europaea) are natives of the #mediterranean parts of #asia and #africa and have been in cultivation for thousands of years.

There is archeological evidence that indicate olives were grown in #crete as early as 3500 BC and olives are some of the oldest living trees in #europe with a few believed to be well over 1,000 years old.

These 500 or so #olivetrees on the farm produce well over 1000 litres of oil, after being picked and pressed nearby.

It’s a young #olivegrove; about 25 years old but has produced a bumper crop during most of those years. Draught however, impacts yield from year to year.

Fruit will start to appear in the coming weeks and harvest will be late March, through to April. There’s usually a large window of opportunity to pick olives in #centralvictoria #Australia. D#And it’s all dependent on weather and the development of fully ripened #olives 🫒

Picking has always been a festive event with people from near and far coming to participate. Once all the hard work is done, food, drink and merriment normally follows!

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#olives #olivepicking #landscape #victoria #centralvic #Centralvictoria #Bendigo #rurallife #rural #farmlife #farm #urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #victoria #Australia #aesthetichedonist #godmustbeabotanist #makesmehappy

I just published Color and Texture in the Olive Grove, Olive Drab Isn't What It Used to Be. A Photo Essay. https://link.medium.com/y3uBLHUjCvb #olives #olivegrove #Mediterranean #PhotoEssay

I just published Color and Texture in the Olive Grove, Olive Drab Isn't What It Used to Be. A Photo Essay. https://link.medium.com/y3uBLHUjCvb #olives #olivegrove #Mediterranean #PhotoEssay

Since #Brexit, and despite my limited budget, I have made a concerted effort to support the Scottish music scene. My main suppliers are #bandcamp, #lnfg, #monorailmusic, #olivegrove. Here's a pic of #AllIHaveNow, the debut album by #LinziClark which arrived this weekend. Check her out!