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- Bondolio: Sicilian Inspired Olive Oil in California
- How are Olives Harvested for Olive Oil?
- Bondolio – Gold Award Winner 2024 – NY World
- Traditional Methods, Sicilian Cultivars Help This California Farmer Standout
- Growing California’s Liquid Gold – An interview with Karen and Malcolm Bond of Winters
Bondolio: Sicilian Inspired Olive Oil in California
MAY 29, 2024 Karen and Malcolm Bond are so passionate about Italian olive oil that they spent nearly a decade realizing their dream of producing a Sicilian-style olive oil in California. The couple are the founders and owners of Bondolio, and they produce their certified organic extra virgin olive oil with traditional farming techniques and […]
How are Olives Harvested for Olive Oil?
Olives have been harvested for thousands of years. In the northern hemisphere, the process typically occurs from summer into fall, depending on tree location. With up to 1,000 olives per tree, this is no small task. And yet some olive growers still utilize hand harvesting, versus mechanical harvesting, in their operations for a variety of reasons. […]
Bondolio – Gold Award Winner 2024 – NY World
We are thrilled and honored to announce that Bondolio Olive Oil has been awarded the prestigious Gold at the New York International Olive Oil Competition! 🥇✨ This incredible recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and sustainability. A heartfelt thank you to the judges at the NYIOOC, we are humbled by […]
Traditional Methods, Sicilian Cultivars Help This California Farmer Standout
Karen and Malcolm Bond live in the semi-arid climate on the western edge of California’s San Joaquin Valley. Near the small rural northern California city of Winters, the husband and wife team behind Bondolio are counting on authentic Sicilian cultivars and traditional farming methods to set their award-winning extra virgin olive oil apart. We benefited from the generous teachings […]
Growing California’s Liquid Gold – An interview with Karen and Malcolm Bond of Winters
An interview with Karen and Malcolm Bond of Winters GEORGIA FREEDMAN OCT 24, 2023 Hello, Cooks and Readers – Today’s interview is my second with a couple, rather than an individual: Karen and Malcolm Bond, the producers who make Bondolio olive oil. The Bonds actually have two businesses (they are also co-founders of a medical software company), […]