Olive oil

Olive vineyard in organic farming. Photography: Raz Simon

More profitable agriculture: the method of growing olives that is good for the economy and the environment

A new Israeli study examined how different methods of agriculture affect the environment and the landscape versus the benefits for the farmer. The findings show that there is a method that makes it possible to both generate economic profit and preserve nature
Reconstruction of a textile house. Source: Chai, Wikimedia Commons.

Good oil with a good name

Remains of olive oil about 8,000 years old were uncovered in the Lower Galilee

Olive oil. Illustration: shutterstock

A Mediterranean mystery / Rachel Noer