‘Do please taste’ – Since we started as stallholders on the first day of Canberra’s prestigious and authentic farmers market, we have sought to develop our range of olive products to reflect what our customers want.
Commencing with a rather bitter local olive oil which in those early days was a blend of several local groves – at that time none of us had enough on our own – we realised that we had to be more sensitive to our customers palates and provide products that more correctly reflected their needs. So as our grove production rose, we asked customers for feed-back, took experimental products, especially new flavoured oils, to meetings of Slow Food Canberra and asked for the expert opinion of foodies, chefs and critics.
In a commitment to quality, we became signatories to the Australian Olive Industry Code of Practice for Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Through this we can demonstrate to customers that our Extra Virgin Oils are the real thing! We also entered our products in Fine Food and Olive Competitions, and over the past few years have achieved many Best of Show trophies as well as over lots and lots of medals.
Nice to be asked by farmers market customers ‘...now which ones scored the medals this year?’
Our core Olive Oil products are a medium/mild Extra Virgin oil (Homeleigh Grove) and a more robust one (Lowanna’s Paddock – called after a pony with a spicy character!). Infused (flavoured) oils include Garlic, Lemon Myrtle, Blood Orange, Basil & Garlic, Rosemary & Thyme, White Truffle, Wild Lime & Chilli and Chilli & Garlic.