So you have made the decision you are going to switch your family over to all healthy, real, friendly fats! You have read the benefits to your familiy’s brain health among other benefits of real fats, and you have rid your cupboards of toxic rancid soy, canola, and other vegetable oils…good for you!
Now what do you replace them with? I usually mention the fats I love cooking with in most of my recipe posts, and if you follow me at all you know my love affair with coconut oil, butter, and real, pastured animal fats like lard and tallow.
But did you also know I am absolutely infatuated with real olive oil?! I didn’t always used to be. I didn’t grow up on the flavor of it, and every time I would buy it at the store with good intentions I just could never develop a taste for it.
As it turns out, that olive oil I *thought* I was buying in the store was most likely a highly refined olive oil that was cut with a cheap canola or soy oil. This is a very common (and unfortunately legal) practice among the olive oil industry in the US. It makes the olive oil cheaper and more abundant. Kinda makes you feel scammed, eh?! I encourage you to study this out for yourself – HERE is a great starting point to read further on this.
I started trying to find real olive oil at that point, and as it turns out, it is really hard to find where I live!
I was so pleased last summer when some family friends of ours gifted us with some of their family’s olive oil from their olive farm in Greece. I almost fell over the first time I tasted it. Where had this been my whole life?! It was SO delicious. Buttery, fruity, and so satisfying. I couldn’t get enough. We were dipping our bread in it, making mayo, and drizzling our veggies and chicken with it every day until it was gone – which didn’t take long! My girls were eating it right off the spoon!
You can imagine my excitement when the family decided to make their olive oil available to the public this year!
Fresko Ladi olive oil is the real deal. The family still harvests the olives from their organic farm the way they have been doing it for the last 100 years. BY HAND. No machines. The olives are harvested every winter, and within 2 days they are cold pressed and stored in stainless steel containers.
No fillers. Unfiltered/Unrefined. Just pure, fresh olive oil. And now this proud family tradition is available to everyone to enjoy!
Try it out and come back to let me know what you think! I can’t wait for you to taste this!
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neva hurlbut
June 12, 2013 at 8:29 amI like that it is family 0wned and organic
Kathy
June 12, 2013 at 1:50 amI like the authenticity of their family business… and I LOVE olive oil!
Jen A
June 11, 2013 at 10:01 pmI love that its a family farm and pure oil, so hard to find
abby c
June 11, 2013 at 9:41 pmi love olive oil!
Mary@Homemade Dutch Apple Pie
June 11, 2013 at 8:38 pmI’d LOVE to try this. I’m never quite sure which kind to buy.
Sherri @The Well Floured Kitchen
June 11, 2013 at 6:46 amI love that it is cold pressed, and they are organic and family owned!
Carmen Van Deursen
June 10, 2013 at 10:24 amI like the passion this family has for their great business.
Jessica G
June 9, 2013 at 3:02 pmLove that the process of caring for olive trees and producing olive oil has been passed down to so many generations.
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June 7, 2013 at 6:58 amLove that it is a family owned and run business and that they are using the same methods that have been passed down through the generations.
christine jessamine
June 5, 2013 at 7:45 pmI love that this is family owned and made well
Sarah
June 5, 2013 at 1:19 pmI love that it’s passed down within the family!
Emily M
June 5, 2013 at 11:01 amI like that it is still a family business.
lace
June 4, 2013 at 1:21 pmI love that it’s a family business and still being run by family.
Jen
June 4, 2013 at 1:09 pmAwesome. Anxious to try!
Jaymee Houser
June 4, 2013 at 12:53 pmI love that it is processed within two days
Stacy
June 4, 2013 at 12:49 pmI love that it is pure olive oil and made with love!
Cheryl
June 4, 2013 at 12:44 pmLove that is family ownded and I like to support business who are HONEST and I know Renee does her research! 🙂
Teresa S
June 4, 2013 at 12:23 pmThey don’t use chemicals or pesticides – very important to our family as well!
Georgiana S
June 4, 2013 at 9:40 amDefinitely 100% family business producing a quality product!
Georgia Beckman
June 4, 2013 at 5:12 amI love the value they have place on the importance of teaching each new generation the process & that each generation still goes to Greece regularly to check up on the processes.
april
June 4, 2013 at 12:29 amI love that its a family process every step of the way, starting with trimming the trees in March.
nannypanpan
June 3, 2013 at 10:31 pmi like that they don’t use chemicals or pesticides
Allison Downes
June 3, 2013 at 9:36 pmI love that it is organic
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Jennifer T.
June 3, 2013 at 9:04 amI learned and love that no machinery is allowed anywhere near the grove, all the work is done by hand by using special rakes.
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Anastasia @ eco-babyz
June 3, 2013 at 3:01 amreal olive oil is hard to find these days with all the fake stuff at the stores, I love that their olive oil is truly pure and organic!
Amber Shoemaker
June 2, 2013 at 11:34 pmThe family traditions are being handed down and respected by the younger generation. How cool!
Nicki Joseph
June 2, 2013 at 8:33 pmI love that it is all organic! Would love to try!
Renata S
June 2, 2013 at 9:34 amI love that this is a family owned business carried down from generations using only organic ingredients of the highest quality!
Renee F.
June 1, 2013 at 10:54 pmI love the fact its just what it says it it .. 100% pure natural olive oil !
Amanda Alvarado
June 1, 2013 at 2:18 pmI love that they have been making Olive Oil for over 100 years
Danielle K
June 1, 2013 at 12:53 pmI love that the process and quality has been preserved over so many generations! And that the business still remains within the family rather than selling to someone else!
Toby
June 1, 2013 at 12:10 amIt’s a family owned company that takes great pride…organic is wonderful and that each olive his hand picked!
Jeffrey
May 31, 2013 at 6:27 pmThe olives are hand picked and they only sell the current seasons supply.
Mayla M
May 31, 2013 at 6:25 pmI like that the techniques have been passed down for generations!
Sindy Murray
May 31, 2013 at 5:28 pmI like that is a family owned business and olives are hand pick!
Jill A. Collins
May 31, 2013 at 2:53 pmI like that it is always from a first cold press and 100% organic.
Carrie Phelps
May 31, 2013 at 2:15 pmI love that it’s made fresh each season with the assurance that they only sell the current season’s supply.
caryn s
May 31, 2013 at 1:54 amI love that they are 100% organic and a 100% family owned.
Cindi
May 31, 2013 at 12:03 amNever had a clue that olive oil was being cut….
Lagean (Gena)
May 30, 2013 at 11:20 pmI think it’s fantastic that they’ve been able to keep the business going and passed throughout the generations, all while maintaining it’s integrity and ensuring the generations all understand the importance of not using chemicals or pesticides during any part of the process.
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Masooma F
May 30, 2013 at 6:59 pmThe fact that this is a 100% family owned company makes me trust them even more because you know that it has to be the best in quality and true to its source!
Emi
May 30, 2013 at 6:57 pmI love that they only sell their current season’s supply and they hand pick.
Sue Hull
May 30, 2013 at 5:31 pmI learned that there’s no machines allowed near the grove,all the work is done by hand.Their oil is 100% authentic Olive Oil,they don’t mix anything to devalue their oil. I love that it’s family run. Thank you 🙂
Colleen Maurina
May 30, 2013 at 5:22 pmI love that this olive oil is organic and family grown.
Emily N.
May 30, 2013 at 4:21 pmI like that it’s pure 100% organic olive oil.
Janet F
May 30, 2013 at 2:57 pmI love that it is Greek Olive Oil and it is fresh.
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samantha s
May 30, 2013 at 2:20 pmI love that it’s organic.
Tamara Sz
May 30, 2013 at 2:10 pmI love that it is organic and stored in stainless steel!
Talia
May 30, 2013 at 1:49 pmAll of the olive collection is done by hand, with lots of care going into the pure 100% oil.
Annamarie Magee
May 30, 2013 at 1:25 pmI like that it is a family owned business and that the family started making oil since the mid_1800
Kim
May 30, 2013 at 12:30 pmLove that it is a FAMILY owned business!
Kim
May 30, 2013 at 12:28 pmLOVE that this is a FAMILY owned business.
Darlene Jones-Nelson
May 30, 2013 at 12:19 pmI love that Visiting Greece and learning from him so that I can pass this labor of love to my eldest son Panagiotis (Peter).
Shana
May 30, 2013 at 11:42 amI like that it’s 100% family owned
Jen H
May 30, 2013 at 10:54 ami like that a smaller business is able to really pay attention to quality control and process!
Lori Taube
May 30, 2013 at 10:52 amI love that while it was handed down to each generation, they took care in making sure the tradition and process stayed the same. They insured that the quality wouldn’t be lost as it was passed down.
Carmen S
May 30, 2013 at 10:41 amI love that this is a family business that has been around for generations. And that they only sell current seasons supply and it is hand picked, not too many places do that these days!
Brutus Duffy
May 30, 2013 at 10:40 amI love that it is a totally family owne business and they don’t use any chemicals.
Heather!
May 30, 2013 at 10:28 amI love the history of this family business! It’s quite an old tradition, and I just love that the family carries on with the passion of Apostoli Apostolopoulos! (Great name, too!). 🙂
Patricia
May 30, 2013 at 9:03 amTo me it seems that they love what they do. It shows a lot.
Elly
May 30, 2013 at 7:50 amI love that I can get this locally! I love that it is a family owned farm, fresh picked and processed. Organic and the real stuff! I can not wait to try it!
Christopher Sorel
May 30, 2013 at 7:15 amI think trusting a family with making the oil is key as many large companies are cutting the oil to stretch it