Comments on: How to escape from England and turn yourself into an olive farmer !! http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: margaret cooper http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-2640 margaret cooper Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:11:22 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-2640 hi anne and pete, just checking into your web site, yet again 2 c if you've updated it. please give us some more of your reflections again. Think about u loads especially when we get winters as bad as we have just had! The sun and warmth have just revisited us today. Got a month's holiday in August in NW Scotland (Achnahaird) and The Outer Hebredies, feels like we have a sabbatical. Smartie (Dog) is well but very energetic. Still look at the olive oil in Waitrose (Penn Road) and we have one from Sitia (but not organic). David is working in Wales now (Cardiff, swansea also chester and Shrewsbury, we are still at the same house. Love margaret xxx hi anne and pete, just checking into your web site, yet again 2 c if you’ve updated it. please give us some more of your reflections again. Think about u loads especially when we get winters as bad as we have just had! The sun and warmth have just revisited us today.

Got a month’s holiday in August in NW Scotland (Achnahaird) and The Outer Hebredies, feels like we have a sabbatical. Smartie (Dog) is well but very energetic. Still look at the olive oil in Waitrose (Penn Road) and we have one from Sitia (but not organic).

David is working in Wales now (Cardiff, swansea also chester and Shrewsbury, we are still at the same house.

Love margaret xxx

]]> By: Merle Rayes http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-2487 Merle Rayes Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:46:42 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-2487 Tons of Good information in your blogpost, I favorited your blog so I can visit again in the future, All the Best Tons of Good information in your blogpost, I favorited your blog so I can visit again in the future, All the Best

]]> By: peter and anne http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-555 peter and anne Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:14:55 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-555 Hi Nic, Sorryforthe latereply, hope you get it. Please email us and we'll get in touch. Regards, Peter and Anne. Hi Nic,
Sorryforthe latereply, hope you get it. Please email us and we’ll get in touch. Regards, Peter and Anne.

]]> By: Nic http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-550 Nic Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:59:23 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-550 Hi there, My girlfriend has a plot in Spain which has quite a bit of olive trees growing wild there. We are interested in maybe getting things together and selling olives, but we have no clue where to start. Can you perhaps give me some tips and maybe a budget we will need to get things started. Thank you! Nic Hi there,

My girlfriend has a plot in Spain which has quite a bit of olive trees growing wild there.
We are interested in maybe getting things together and selling olives, but we have no clue where to start.
Can you perhaps give me some tips and maybe a budget we will need to get things started.

Thank you!
Nic

]]> By: Peter and Anne Westwood http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-480 Peter and Anne Westwood Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:05:21 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-480 Hi Michael, We did reply to your email and got "undelivered" so we hope you revisit here and read this. I only remember one Michael Cook, from Warstones. If you are he, hi there. Hope you and yours are well and in good spirits despite the goverrment assisted theft of billions from citizens by the big bank owners. Do you still do the drums? Regarding the oil we're hoping to find someone to import for us in the UK to supply delis (it's not difficult to do, we do all the hard work and deliver by the pallet load) but finding the right people is difficult. Eventually we'll get there and you'll be able to get the world's best olive oil somewhere near you! We hope! We'd send you a bottle if the carriage weren't so expensive (or if we were loaded, which we ain't!) Bless, Peter and Anne. Hi Michael,
We did reply to your email and got “undelivered” so we hope you revisit here and read this. I only remember one Michael Cook, from Warstones. If you are he, hi there. Hope you and yours are well and in good spirits despite the goverrment assisted theft of billions from citizens by the big bank owners.
Do you still do the drums?
Regarding the oil we’re hoping to find someone to import for us in the UK to supply delis (it’s not difficult to do, we do all the hard work and deliver by the pallet load) but finding the right people is difficult. Eventually we’ll get there and you’ll be able to get the world’s best olive oil somewhere near you! We hope! We’d send you a bottle if the carriage weren’t so expensive (or if we were loaded, which we ain’t!)
Bless,
Peter and Anne.

]]> By: michael cook http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-440 michael cook Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:10:14 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-440 My wife and I were in crete in 2007 and toured the island in a hired car, we stopped at one of the many roadside homemade booths selling potatoes and oranges. I purchased a bagful of the most mis-shaped oranges that would never be seen on a supermarket shelf. From the first to the last those oranges were the most beautiful tasting oranges I have ever eaten. My wife is forever telling that I go overboard in mentioning my cretan orange expperience, when she ate most of them. But my most memorable food encounter was purchasing at the departure lounge a bottle of Cretan Organic cold pressed virgin olive oil which is long gone, and which I cannot find in the U.K. And the name of which is long gone too. I would appreciare any helpful information from your good self, and I hope my name will bring back a vanload of memories for you. by the way i'm a Tony Blair fan to, my letterbomb is in the post, but I don't think he has opened it yet. Michael My wife and I were in crete in 2007 and toured the island in a hired car, we stopped at one of the many roadside homemade booths selling potatoes and oranges. I purchased a bagful of the most mis-shaped oranges that would never be seen on a supermarket shelf. From the first to the last those oranges were the most beautiful tasting oranges I have ever eaten. My wife is forever telling that I go overboard in mentioning my cretan orange expperience, when she ate most of them. But my most memorable food encounter was purchasing at the departure lounge a bottle of Cretan Organic cold pressed virgin olive oil which is long gone, and which I cannot find in the U.K. And the name of which is long gone too. I would appreciare any helpful information from your good self, and I hope my name will bring back a vanload of memories for you. by the way i’m a Tony Blair fan to, my letterbomb is in the post, but I don’t think he has opened it yet. Michael

]]> By: SitiaOrganic http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-364 SitiaOrganic Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:27:24 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-364 Hi Philippa, Sorry for the late reply, we've been busy weeding and tidying up the groves ready for picking. This year we have tried to grow with as little irrigation as possible so our harvest will be late. We went for 160 days without rain, but god has sent us some now and the olives, which were like tiny raisens, are now fattening. We've been told that the taste, already sublime, improves if you give the trees some harsh treatment. We'll see. And yes, we are in the Sitia cooperative. We live in Sitia, and can see our groves from home (and vice-versa). The tiny hamlet ( Agios Spiridona, pop. 30) lies high up on the valley side. Our trees, many 200+years old, produce lovely oil for us, very low in acidity and fruity. We're looking forward now to this years fresh oil, unfiltered and straight from the press. There's nothing like it. You can always email us, go to the contact page. Pete and Anne x Hi Philippa, Sorry for the late reply, we’ve been busy weeding and tidying up the groves ready for picking. This year we have tried to grow with as little irrigation as possible so our harvest will be late. We went for 160 days without rain, but god has sent us some now and the olives, which were like tiny raisens, are now fattening. We’ve been told that the taste, already sublime, improves if you give the trees some harsh treatment. We’ll see.
And yes, we are in the Sitia cooperative. We live in Sitia, and can see our groves from home (and vice-versa). The tiny hamlet ( Agios Spiridona, pop. 30) lies high up on the valley side. Our trees, many 200+years old, produce lovely oil for us, very low in acidity and fruity. We’re looking forward now to this years fresh oil, unfiltered and straight from the press. There’s nothing like it.
You can always email us, go to the contact page.
Pete and Anne x

]]> By: Philippa Theophanidis http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-361 Philippa Theophanidis Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:44:08 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-361 Your account of life in Crete toiling under the sun with your olives, is inspiring. As you see from my surname, I have Greek connections - I,m English, I was married to a Greek and have a great love of the country. I now import Sitia olive oil, and was interested to see your site come up when I googled Sitia oil. I would very much like to know if your 'St. Spiridon' olive oil falls within the Sitia boundaries? Are the same olives used for the production of your oil and Sitia oil etc. I wish you kali tiki, kai kali dinami, and would love to hear more of your exploration into Cretian life. Philippa in Dorset, UK. Your account of life in Crete toiling under the sun with your olives, is inspiring. As you see from my surname, I have Greek connections - I,m English, I was married to a Greek and have a great love of the country. I now import Sitia olive oil, and was interested to see your site come up when I googled Sitia oil. I would very much like to know if your ‘St. Spiridon’ olive oil falls within the Sitia boundaries? Are the same olives used for the production of your oil and Sitia oil etc. I wish you kali tiki, kai kali dinami, and would love to hear more of your exploration into Cretian life. Philippa in Dorset, UK.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-250 Kathy Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:59:26 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-250 How interesting! or is that... dream come true?! Like Maggie, I just stumbled across this blog - I'm not a blogger, but have a new interest in olives. I know you pros won't believe this but Texas (in the good ole USA) has began the journey into olive oil production. It's very interesting to meet someone from Crete via the UK who has begun to live the dream. Even though I'm not foolish enough to think that your life is all "farming fun!" - I am certainly envious of your boldness to pursue it. Best wishes for your adventure and to anyone else out there who dares to explore the dream - YOU KNOW that's how the West was won! Kathy in Texas, USA How interesting! or is that… dream come true?!

Like Maggie, I just stumbled across this blog - I’m not a blogger, but have a new interest in olives. I know you pros won’t believe this but Texas (in the good ole USA) has began the journey into olive oil production. It’s very interesting to meet someone from Crete via the UK who has begun to live the dream. Even though I’m not foolish enough to think that your life is all “farming fun!” - I am certainly envious of your boldness to pursue it.

Best wishes for your adventure and to anyone else out there who dares to explore the dream - YOU KNOW that’s how the West was won!
Kathy in Texas, USA

]]> By: carlos abdilmasih http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-191 carlos abdilmasih Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:25:20 +0000 http://www.sitiaorganicoliveoil.com/olive-oil-blog/2008/03/12/how-to-escape-from-england-and-turn-yourself-into-an-olive-farmer/#comment-191 i have large quantity of extra virgin olive oil to sell anyone interrested just mail me i have large quantity of extra virgin olive oil to sell anyone interrested just mail me

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