ARBEQUINA - exotic Olive tree

Fieldhouse Farms welcomes new Arbequina exotic olive trees (Olea 'Arbequina'), a native of Catalonia, Spain. The arbequina olive is appreciated by connoisseurs for its nutty taste and ability to produce a high quality olive oil. We'll need some olive oil to sautee all the other wonderful veggies growing on the farm. The yield in oil is good (20 - 22%), of excellent quality with good organoletic characteristics We were particularly pleased to discover this type of olive tree grows in Hawaii since our goal is to be sustainable with what we can grow on the farm. And, personally, I can also picture nibbling on a few olives while sipping Jaboticaba wine.

We've been experiencing a bit of a storm here on the Big Island so I wasn't able to take a pictures of the arbequina trees in their new home. I am still deciding on where it will be best to plant them. They display beautiful and fragrant flowers in the Spring and so I am thinking somewhere near the upcoming farmhouse.

Health Benefits of Olive Oil - Organic and unprocessed olive oil contains a good source of Vitamin E. Olive oil's protective function has a beneficial effect on ulcers and gastritis. Olive oil activates the secretion of bile and pancreatic hormones and protects against gallstones. You can also use olive oil for a gallstone cleanse routine. Olive oil is also known for controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while raising HDL (the "good" cholesterol) levels. (1-3) No other naturally produced oil has as large an amount of monounsaturated as olive oil -mainly oleic acid. Another health benefit of olive oil is that it does not upset the critical omega 6 to omega 3 ratio and most of the fatty acids in olive oil are actually an omega-9 oil which is monounsaturated.