Gold Ridge Organic Farms Olive Oil | The Olive Oil Professor By Stephanie Rosenbaum Klassen

It takes hard work, long hours on the farm and a lot of technical know-how to produce a fine estate olive oil. But it takes a little poetry, too. “The most satisfying part of growing olives? How beautiful, elegant and timeless they are,” Hazen says. “I love that they have leaves year-round. I love how the trees ceaselessly grow in girth with their gnarly, nubby trunks and gracefully curving branches. I love the color of the leaves in the wind, and the sunset glow of the fruits at harvest time.”