At La Verea Andaluza we produce an Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil with the highest possible environmental principles and commitments. We knew that the most advanced agronomic studies indicated that we could go beyond this certification and we have done so. All our business practices, from the field to the table, are focused on capturing more carbon than we could release with our activity: we seek a positive balance in carbon capture. Among our good practices we highlight:

• We have eliminated the use of chemicals allowed in organic farming such as copper (so dangerous for wildlife and water) and sulfur, replacing them with biofumigant plants (to kill pernicious fungi) such as yellow mustard.
• We do not provide organic fertilizer because instead we plant red clover (which fixes atmospheric nitrogen)

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• We do not provide organic matter brought from other places because we sow purple beer which provides such matter.

With all these good agricultural practices we achieve that the carbon footprint of our crop is positive as it can sequester more than five tons of carbon per hectare per year.

We do not use any pesticide to eliminate flies: we plant olivarda (a very sticky and smelly plant for insects) to scare the flies away and prevent them from biting the fruit.

We also keep in the olive grove a precious collection of sparrows, doves, partridges and some ducks that devour all the flies.

In addition, we keep in the olive grove a beautiful collection of sparrows, turtledoves, partridges and some ducks that devour all the flies and mosquitoes. For them and for the rabbits, hares and voles we leave all year round the vegetation cover and the entire edge of the farm with rosemary, thyme, lavender and evergreen trees, such as stone fruit and orange trees, which is where they hide.

The oil is certified by IndLab, one of Europe’s best and most advanced olive oil laboratories and certifiers, that the oil is free of any unwanted chemicals, in particular, free of the very harmful glyphosate.

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We value our oil coming from the care of the olive tree and its fruit. The olive trees are young, they have not been pruned only once: they have only been pruned once to promote their growth.

The terrain in which they are grown, old orange trees, is particularly favorable for their growth.

The soil in which they are grown, former orange grove land, favors a good drainage of the roots, which has a positive effect on the rooting of the tree and good nutrition of the olives.

The trees are grown in the end of September, at the end of September, when they are ready to be harvested.

At the end of September we plant a precious ground cover of:

• Red clover: helps fix nitrogen and avoids chemical fertilization,

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• Yellow mustard: has an antifungal work thanks to the glucosinolates it produces in its decomposition) and

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• Purple vetch: which provides organic matter in enormous quantities, helps rainwater filtration and once mowed becomes a vegetative cover that prevents soil erosion, fixes CO₂ atmospheric and prevents water transpiration by maintaining soil moisture during the summer.

The soil is not tilled, that is, we follow the maxim of minimum tillage to avoid soil compaction. Our work is based on providing absolutely nothing, only soil, water, organic matter and SOL, a lot of sun.Not a single chemical has been added to this soil.

This oil has been qualified by the majority of the world’s leading companies.

This oil has been rated by most panelists as Frutado Maduro. According to the Dictionary of Gastronomy it is a “golden oil whose flavor and aroma are reminiscent of fruit in an advanced, but not excessive, state of ripeness. Compared to green fruity oils, ripe fruity oils have a more golden color, a less intense smell and a milder, almost sweet taste, due to the fact that most of the antioxidants have disappeared. This is considered a positive attribute.”

It is considered a positive attribute.

This oil is free of GLYPHOSATE and other 360 chemicals.