No, for oil the best maturity stage for ripe fruit flavor and good keeping quality is as the fruit is turning from yellow/green to purple on the outside skin and before the pulp turns black. Table olives are picked green and firm. But olives are also picked at all the other stages of ripeness depending on your desired style of oil.

Well . . . yes and no. Currently all Green Chile is hand picked, but not all Jalape?os are hand picked. The mechanically harvested Jalape?o pepper business is still in a learning stage, but it is rapidly making progress.

Not all olives, there are a few raw stores that sell truly raw sun cured olives. Anything in a can is most likely cooked.

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The word "crushed" when used with olives does not mean the physical pressing down of the product. It actually indicates a slit being cut along the length of the olive which enables the olive to marinate and to mature. These are the preferred olives used by people who add various spices and flavours to their olives the crushing of the olive allows the olive to draw the flavour in. Check out Delphic's Olives range examples available on this website.

Assuming you have supplied us with your address in resort, we will pick you up directly from your accommodation. In the event that we are unable to reach a customer for his pickup time due to bad weather/road conditions, the customer must attempt to make his/her own way to a suitable, safe pickup point. We will assist with advice in this matter if necessary and will try to give customers advance warning whenever possible.

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No, olives that have been processed for retail sale have been pickled and the antioxidant effect is dramatically reduced as a result. You would need to consume at least 4-6 ounces of olive oil a day to obtain the same antioxidant effect as one tablet of OLIVENOL™.

It is possible to grow olives in most regions of California. Olives are grown anywhere where the temperatures does not frequently fall below 20 degrees F any time during the winter. There are very large olive growing regions in the Central Valley as well as the North Sacramento Valley.

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That depends on where you live and if you donate on-line or by phone. The pick up can range from a few days to a few weeks (depending on how quickly you return your title.)

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Diarrhea is USUALLY a stress response from being kenneled. It can happen at the best kennels. Usually a pet can get over it with a bland diet and Immodium (dogs only). Many kennels do not feed the pet his own food. A change in the diet can cause diarrhea. Diarrhea can also be from a more serious problem accompanied with vomiting. If you have any doubt that your pet is sick, you should seek veterinary attention. Dogs that come to "visit" usually do not have diarrhea because they are not stressed.

Yes. All items are available for local pickup, by scheduled appointment only. During the checkout process you will be asked to schedule the day which you will arrive to pick up your item. Items not picked up within 10 days will be relisted and you will be issued a refund of item price, less a 20% restocking fee. We are located in our corporate offices in downtown San Francisco and are not located at a Goodwill retail store location.