Taste and use

That's what makes these Andalusian green olives so special:

• Taste: Diese Oliven sind knackig im Biss, aromatisch und von einer angenehmen leichten Schärfe begleitet.
• Quality features: Die Manzanilla Oliven werden ausschliesslich in Salzlake entbittert. Dieser Prozess dauert bis zu einem Jahr, bringt aber den Vorteil, dass viele gute Eigenschaften der Olive enthalten bleiben. Danach werden sie mit Chili, Knoblauch und Kräutern eingelegt. Leicht gequetscht werden sie noch zarter und nehmen die Geschmackstoffe besser auf. Ausnahmsweise enthält dieses Produkt ein paar Bio-Zutaten (Knoblauch, Essig, Thymian, Oregano und Peperoni), welche nicht aus unserem Netzwerk stammen.
• Use: Geniesse diese Oliven zum Apéro oder belege damit deine Pizza.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how the olives are grown:

• Cultivation method: Organic farming. Old olive groves with year-round ground cover.
• Producers: Begoña Cosín and Rafael García and Rafael's siblings have taken over the 14-hectare olive grove near Córdoba from Rafael's father and started to cultivate it according to agroecological principles. They are not only concerned about respectful cultivation, but also about marketing: they want short and transparent supply chains and direct contact with consumers. Rafael founded Tierra y Libertad, our partner cooperative in Andalusia, together with a small group of like-minded producers in 2018. They have now been able to lease additional land near their home in the Sierra de Aracena for the table olives. They are processed without additives at the nearby organic-certified family business "El Mesto" near Córdoba.

This is how the price is made up

Cultivation & processing CHF 2.84

• Cultivation and harvesting, processing: Olivo vivo, El Mesto
• Processing: Bioromancel, Tierra y Libertad

Transport & logistics CHF 2.01

• Export and logistics: Unilogistics
• Fees: Customs
• Quality assurance: Laboratory
• Packaging: Zurich plant
• Shipping: Post

Procurement & distribution CHF 1.79

• Coordination, communication, online market: Crowd Container