EVOO IN SHARES BY A GREEK OLIVE OIL PRODUCER - Volume 2

“PALLADA” – Another epithet for the goddess Athena, protector of Athens

The legend says that everything started when Goddess Athena (which one of the many epithets for her was “PALLADA”) and God Poseidon, where battling for the city of Athens protection.

They agreed that the city would belong, to the one that would deliver a gift to the city that would be most important and useful for its citizens.

This competition began when God Poseidon hit on the one side of the hill of Acropolis his trident and a horse appeared. Right after Goddess Athena made an Olive tree appear.

Goddess Athena’s gift to the citizens of the city of Athens, was more useful for the city, because the wood of the tree could be useful for fire, the fruit of olive could be useful for food and the juice of the olive could be Oil to cook anything else.

Goddess Athena’s offer to the ancient Athenians, improved the human’s nutritional habit forever!

EVOO IN SHARES BY A GREEK OLIVE OIL PRODUCER

A great “bang” was heard a couple of months ago, when the EU commission decided to necessitate sealed packaged Olive Oil containers, on restaurant tables. 

Even if the EU decision has been dropped and reconsidered by its members, Spain already proceeded to enact such a country law.

This issue – of the sealed packaged Olive Oil containers on restaurant tables, for one use only – caused a headache to Olive Oil producers, traders etc.

Even if this EU directive is revoked, a Greek Olive Oil producer, Mr. Nikolaos Papadomanolakis, found a solution and hereby presents us the first Greek EVOO, served in shares of 18ml each!

So… we hereby present you PALLADA Extra Virgin Olive Oil

More details about this product and the producer, are coming later in the week!

Stay tuned.

ONE OF THE ELDEST OLIVE TREE IN THE WORLD, BUT THE BIGGEST FOR SURE!

It is located in the village of Vuves, of Kolimpari municipality in Chania, Crete.

With a circumference of 12.5 meters,  3.64 meters in diameter and a surface area of ​​11.45 m2, it’s consider the biggest Olive tree in the world.

It is aged 2500 - 5000 years old. The importance of this Olive tree was highlighted in 1922 by the municipality member Mr. Polychronis Polichronidis and this Olive tree was declared a natural monument No. ap.105497/6459/1986 (656/TV/1986).

The olive tree is in the backyard of the house of Karapatakis family and is a monument visited by hundreds of tourists every year.

The age of the Olive tree can not be 100% determined, because the radioactive method can’t be applied, due to absence of inside wood material (kardioxilo). The absence of the inside wood material, consider as a result of the old age of the tree.

The age of this Olive tree, can be approximately determined by the perimeter of the trunk. There is no other recorded tree with such girth so can the olive is to be declared as the eldest (?)  of our planet and the biggest for sure.

In the region have been discovered two cemeteries dated back to 700 B.C. suggestive of ancient cities, which were related to this Olive tree. There are also other ancient olive trees that reveal the existence of an ancient Olive grove.

This Olive tree is up today luxuriant and fruitful.

This specific Olive tree, was associated with the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004.

The winner of the Marathon was crowned with a wreath (Kotinos) made of this Olive tree.

The Kolimpari municipality suggested the embassy of China the winner of the Marathon of the 2008 Olympic Games to be crowned by a wreath from this Olive tree.