Adopt an olive tree? I posted this last year, and I still think it's an incredibly cool idea. Here’s how it works: You go to a beautiful website and scroll through the various orchards on offer. There are more than a dozen in Le Marche, Abruzzo and Sicily, with a picture of each, a little biography of the olive farmer, and a description of the oil they make. You choose the orchard you want, and “adopt” one of the olive trees. They, in turn, send you the oil from your olives when it’s pressed. (The next olive oil will be shipped in the spring.)
2013 Gift Guide: The Winter Solstice
2013 Gift Guide: The Winter Solstice
2013 Gift Guide: The Winter Solstice
Adopt an olive tree? I posted this last year, and I still think it's an incredibly cool idea. Here’s how it works: You go to a beautiful website and scroll through the various orchards on offer. There are more than a dozen in Le Marche, Abruzzo and Sicily, with a picture of each, a little biography of the olive farmer, and a description of the oil they make. You choose the orchard you want, and “adopt” one of the olive trees. They, in turn, send you the oil from your olives when it’s pressed. (The next olive oil will be shipped in the spring.)