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A Little Teamwork in the Olive Grove!

Here’s a look at what olive picking actually looks like at Charmaine’s Grove in Penngrove, California. Friends and family spread out among the trees, picking olives, filling buckets, and enjoying a day outdoors. It’s not exactly a high-tech operation, but there’s something satisfying about getting everyone together and doing things the old-fashioned way. Good company, […]

Olive Harvest 2026

Our Earliest Olive Harvest Ever September 20, 2026 | Sonoma County, Penngrove, CA 2026 was a strange year in the olive grove. By September 20, our olives were already ripe and ready to pick — by far the earliest we’ve ever harvested. With increasing olive fly damage threatening the crop, waiting wasn’t an option. So […]