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Following on from Fruity, a Little Bitter and Spicy and African Olive, we are thrilled to announce that "The Savantes Complete Olive Handbook: Olive Oil and Table Olives Production to Sales" is now available. 
 
The Complete Olive Handbook is a very practical guide to everything to do with olives. It covers the basics of olive grove establishment and management, home and commercial olive oil, table olive processing and packaging. Then it covers the commercial evaluation of olive products and finally the marketing of them into a range of market segments.

The African (Olea Africana) and European (Olea Europaea) olive trees are as horticulturally divergent as the black and white cultures in South Africa. Grafted, the two varieties form a vigorous and productive combination, a metaphor for the progress of black and white cultures in South Africa in rural and semi-urban environments.

The narrative follows the stories of those from Europe who introduced olive oil production to the Western Cape, and the black people who used the African olive for medicinal and ceremonial purposes.

Simon Field is the founder of International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes and an olive producer and trader. He has a Masters degree from Cambridge University and is a former Executive Director of The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Editor of the journal Agricultural Science. He has also held senior elected positions in farmer organisations. His publications include handbooks on every aspect of olive production, processing and marketing.

Fruity, a Little Bitter and Spicy provides a practical Australian producer’s view of the establishment of an olive enterprise and entry into the global market. Moving from the early days of planting trees, the production of olive oil and involvement in international trade and events, the reader acquires an expansive knowledge of the global industry.