A Unique Chanukah Gift! – SOLD OUT The Jewish Maccabees rebelled against the mighty Syrian Greeks who had turned the Holy Temple in Jerusalem into a Pagan Temple! Miraculously the Jews defeated the Greeks and purified the Temple. A quieter miracle happened when they discovered one small sealed flask of Read more
There is an arrow pointing to a tab on the green cap of your tin. Slip a knife under the tab to lift it part way up. Put your finger into the ring and lift it up all the way. If you have trouble lifting with your finger, slip the Read more
Google ran a commercial for its Google Home device at the Academy Awards this year and taught an estimated audience of 40 million people that olive oil can be a substitute for butter in cooking. “Okay Google, what’s a good substitute for butter?” a man asks in the 15-second commercial Read more
Here’s a wide ranging interview with our co-founders as they explain what makes a great olive oil, why Galilee Green olive oil is so special and the goals of our boutique business here in Israel. Donna Holbrook of ICEJ Canada and her television crew came up to Yavne’el for lunch Read more
We discovered this amazing post on one of our Galilee Green Subscriber’s Facebook page… “Over the last few years, several samplings of store-bought olive oil tell us that about 80% of it is either not olive oil at all or it has cheaper oils and dyes mixed in with it. Read more
Recently my granddaughters visited an ancient olive press to learn how it was done in the “olden days” An ox or donkey would be harnessed to the beam and turn the grinding stone But the girls had their own ideas. Today the process is highly mechanized, but the final result Read more
The best way to avoid Italian Olive Oil fraud is to buy directly from us in the Galilee! You’ll be fighting BDS too! Just like Jody does.
Most people don’t realize that the twins, Esau and Jacob were born to become twin-leaders of the Nation of Israel. (more…)
We live in the most fertile part of the Land of Israel. A few years ago we joined our neighbors and friends in picking olives from local 100-year-old trees and turning (more…)
Most people think Green Olives and Black Olives are different varieties. In fact they come from the same tree! All olives start out green. As they mature during the growing season they turn purple. Finally they become almost black when they are fully ripe. The unripe green olives have a Read more