Dec
14
10:00 AM10:00
Olio Nuovo gallons pickup
Pick up for those who have reserved Olio Nuovo gallons in advance.
Nov
16
10:00 AM10:00
Olive curing class
On Saturdays, October 26, November 2, 9 and 16 we welcome the public to come out to the olive grove to learn how to cure olives for the table.. We will start with a U-pick beginning at 10am. A pound of olives for curing are included in the class fee along with a quart jar to cure them in. You are welcome to pick more olives for $4 per pound. At 11 the curing class will begin. Classes will be held rain or shine in our tractor barn and last 45 minutes to an hour. Over the years Roger has taught hundreds of people the many methods for curing table olives. Samples will be available for tasting so you can decide which method appeals to you.
Reserve your spot early at our online store as these classes do sell out. There is no need to sign up for the U-picks if you are in the class.
Please arrive by 9:30 am at the latest to pick your pound of olives or earlier if you want to take more olives home.
Nov
9
10:00 AM10:00
Olive curing class
On Saturdays, October 26, November 2, 9 and 16 we welcome the public to come out to the olive grove to learn how to cure olives for the table.. We will start with a U-pick beginning at 10am. A pound of olives for curing are included in the class fee along with a quart jar to cure them in. You are welcome to pick more olives for $4 per pound. At 11 the curing class will begin. Classes will be held rain or shine in our tractor barn and last 45 minutes to an hour. Over the years Roger has taught hundreds of people the many methods for curing table olives. Samples will be available for tasting so you can decide which method appeals to you.
Reserve your spot early at our online store as these classes do sell out. There is no need to sign up for the U-picks if you are in the class.
Please arrive by 9:30 am at the latest to pick your pound of olives or earlier if you want to take more olives home.
Nov
2
10:00 AM10:00
Olive curing class
On Saturdays, October 26, November 2, 9 and 16 we welcome the public to come out to the olive grove to learn how to cure olives for the table.. We will start with a U-pick beginning at 10am. A pound of olives for curing are included in the class fee along with a quart jar to cure them in. You are welcome to pick more olives for $4 per pound. At 11 the curing class will begin. Classes will be held rain or shine in our tractor barn and last 45 minutes to an hour. Over the years Roger has taught hundreds of people the many methods for curing table olives. Samples will be available for tasting so you can decide which method appeals to you.
Reserve your spot early at our online store as these classes do sell out. There is no need to sign up for the U-picks if you are in the class.
Please arrive by 9:30 am at the latest to pick your pound of olives or earlier if you want to take more olives home.
Nov
1
to Nov 23
Olive U-picks
Olive Upicks will comence on the first of November and proceed until November 23 from 8 am to 2pm. After you purchase your olives by the pound at our online store you will be contacted to setup when you want to pick. Roger is on-site most weekday mornings and on Saturdays for curing classes from 10am to noon if you want to come while he’s present. If you haven’t picked before and you need some guidance that would be a good time to come. Please be considerate and don’t bring your dog.
Oct
26
10:00 AM10:00
Olive Curing Class
On Saturdays, October 26, November 2, 9 and 16 we welcome the public to come out to the olive grove to learn how to cure olives for the table.. We will start with a U-pick beginning at 10am. A pound of olives for curing are included in the class fee along with a quart jar to cure them in. You are welcome to pick more olives for $4 per pound. At 11 the curing class will begin. Classes will be held rain or shine in our tractor barn and last 45 minutes to an hour. Over the years Roger has taught hundreds of people the many methods for curing table olives. Samples will be available for tasting so you can decide which method appeals to you.
Reserve your spot early as these classes do sell out. There is no need to sign up for the U-picks if you are in the class. You can reserve your spot at our online store.
Please arrive by 9:30 am at the latest to pick your pound of olives or earlier if you want to take more olives home.
Oct
13
9:00 AM09:00
Open Farm Tours
We will be hosting Open Farm Tours with twelve other local farms on Sunday, October 13. You can reserve your space and sign up to visit other farms over the weekend at http://www.openfarmtours.com. Roger will be guiding tours of our grove and doing a curing demonstration for table olives. We will also do a tasting of our 2023 Best in Class award winning olive oil which will be on sale.
Mar
16
9:00 AM09:00
Olive oil tasting and tour
Join us to celebrate our Best in Class Award at the Los Angeles International Olive Oli Competition. We will have our winning oil available for tasting and for sale at a 10 percent discount. The tour will take place at 10 am. In the event of rain we will hold the tasting in our barn. Families are welcomed. Go to our online store to reserve your oil in advance.
Dec
30
9:00 AM09:00
Olio Nuovo pick up
If all goes according to plan Olio Nuovo gallons will be available for you to come and get at the grove or by arrangement at Roger’s home in Soquel. Fingers crossed for good weather for our harvest.
Dec
2
10:00 AM10:00
Olive curing class
Learn to cure olives at home. Roger will show you how it is done and provide samples of various cures that are tried and true. Classes cost $35 and include one pound of olives and a quart jar to cure them in. In the event of rain class will still be held as we have a space in the barn for everyone and your one pound of olives will be picked for you.
To sign up and for more details go to our online store on this website.
Nov
18
10:00 AM10:00
Olive curing class
Learn to cure olives at home. Roger will show you how it is done and provide samples of various cures that are tried and true. Classes cost $35 and include one pound of olives and a quart jar to cure them in. In the event of rain class will still be held as we have a space in the barn for everyone and your one pound of olives will be picked for you.
To sign up and for more details go to our online store on this website.
Nov
11
10:00 AM10:00
Olive curing class
Learn to cure olives at home. Roger will show you how it is done and provide samples of various cures that are tried and true. Classes cost $35 and include one pound of olives and a quart jar to cure them in. In the event of rain class will still be held as we have a space in the barn for everyone and your one pound of olives will be picked for you.
To sign up and for more details go to our online store on this website.
Oct
7
9:00 AM09:00
Open Farm Tours
Saturday, Oct. 7
We will be leading 3 tours on Saturday only.
Tour times are:
8:30-10am, 10:30-12pm and 12:30-2pm
Tour of the olive grove, olive oil tasting and an olive curing presentation delivered by Dos Aguilas grower, Roger Wolfe. Olive oil will be available for purchase.
People will learn about the different varieties of olives grown and the processes used for curing them.
To register go to:
Dec
10
9:30 AM09:30
Olio Nuovo orders
We have a very low yield of olives this year and we have also had a bad year for the olive fruit fly. Thus we are going to wait to accept any orders of Olio Nuovo until this date as we will know how much oil we have brought back from the mill. We will also be checking to see if any of our neighbors have some oil available. Sorry about all this, no guarantees in farming.
Dec
2
to Dec 4
Harvest and Milling
If everything comes together as planned we will harvest our olives and head for Ranch 43.
Nov
5
to Nov 26
Olive curing classes
On Saturdays, November 5, 12, 19 and 26 we welcome the public to come out to the olive grove to learn how to cure olives for the table.. We will start with a U-pick beginning at 9 am. A pound of olives for curing are included in the class fee along with a quart jar to cure them in. You are welcome to pick more olives for $4 per pound. At 10 am the curing class will begin. Classes will be held rain or shine in our tractor barn and last 45 minutes to an hour. Over the years Roger has taught hundreds of people the many methods for curing table olives. Samples will be available for tasting so you can decide which method appeals to you.
Reserve your spot early as these classes do sell out. There is no need to sign up for the U-picks if you are in the class. Reserve your spot at our online store.
Please arrive by 9:30 am at the latest to pick your pound of olives or earlier if you want to take more olives home. In the event of rain we will meet for class in the barn classroom at 10 am and your olives will have been picked for you.
Nov
1
to Nov 30
U-picks for curing olives
Ready to pick olives to cure at home? Beginning November 1 we will open the grove to the public to come out and pick. Just go to our online store to purchase the number of pounds you plan on picking and you will be contacted to verify the time you’d like to come. Olives will go for $4 a pound.
Oct
8
to Oct 9
Open Farm Tours
We will be participating in the 2022 Open Farm tours on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday October 9. We are offering tours of the grove, an olive curing demonstration and olive oil tasting. Three tours will run on Saturday at 10 and 11:15am and 12:30pm. Sunday tours will be at 10 and 11:15am. Cost for these tours is $10. To register go to Open farm tour at Eventbrite. Attendance will be limited and olive oil will be available for sale.
Nov
20
10:00 AM10:00
Oct
15
to Nov 30
U-pick Sign ups begin
You can begin making reservations for our olive Upicks on Thursday, October 15. Go to our online store and purchase your olives in advance, you will then be contacted to reserve the upick time that works for you. Your party will be the only one at the grove at that time. Social distancing will be up to you. Masks are of course encouraged if your group consists of others outside your household. Upicks will commence on Halloween and run through November. Roger will be onsite weekday mornings for the most part but you can come anytime during daylight hours.
Oct
19
to Nov 16
Olive U-pick for curing and classes
On Saturdays in October and early November we welcome the public to come out to the olive grove to pick olives for curing. U-picks will be held from 9am to noon, cost is $3.50 per pound. If you’ve never cured your own olives then sign up for one of our olive curing classes at our online store. Classes commence immediately following the U-pick which wraps up at noon and last about one hour. Over the years Roger has taught hundreds the many methods of curing olives. Reserve your spot early as these classes do sell out.There is no need to sign up for the U-picks.
Oct
12
to Oct 14
Open Farm Tour
Come out to our olive grove on the Open Farm Tour. Fourteen farms on tour. Try our olive oil, curing demo at 11:30 and 2:30. Cured olive tasting and more. Sign up for our curing classes and reserve your gallon of olive oil from the upcoming November 2019 milling.
Nov
18
9:00 AM09:00
Olio Nuovo Gallon Sale
We will be selling gallons of our fresh off the mill Olio Nuovo or New Oil for $70. Reserve your gallon at our online store and it will be waiting for you to pick up. Note: if Sunday isn’t good for you we can find another way to get your oil to you.
What is Olio Nuovo? Go to our home page for a description.
Oct
13
to Nov 10
U-Picks for curing olives and classes
Our U-picks for curing olives will be Saturdays, October 13 and through November 10 from 9am to 12 pm and the curing class will begin at noon and will last about an hour. Bring the family and friends out to experience a little bit of Tuscany right here in Aptos. We have the harvest buckets and all the recipes you require to cure your own olives. The price is still $3.50 per pound for fresh olives.
Never cured your own olives? No problem. Curing classes will be held at the end of each U-pick session and last about 1 hour. Roger will have a variety of cured olives for you to try to see what you like.
Classes cost $25 per person and include one pound of olives that you pick yourself prior to class and a one quart mason jar to cure them in. Go to our online store to reserve your spot, attendance is limited and these classes often sell out. Classes start at noon so be sure to get there a half hour early to pick your complimentary pound or come earlier if you think you’d like to pick more olives to take home.
Have a group of friends or family interested in doing a curing class together? We can do that.
Oct
7
10:00 AM10:00
2018 Open Farm Tours
We are proud to be part of the Open Farm Tour on Sunday, October 7 from 10 am to 4pm. Join us for a tour of the grove, curing demonstrations at 11:30 and 1:30, olive oil tastings.
We will be selling our November 2017 Tuscan blend olive oil. Families most welcome but please leave your pets at home.
Lots of other local farms will be open for tours as well see www.openfarmtours.com