Olives Harvest Time

by Ana@carpe_diem

It is olives gathering period. I live in a region where olive oil is considered as "liquid gold" and whole families unite to gather these perfect gifts of nature. Enjoy the photos!

Olives harvest Time in Croatia

olives harvest time, gardening, This old olives belong to my mother olives were planted by my grandmother s grandfather my greatgreatgrandfather that is who knows how many years ago

This old olives belong to my mother, olives were planted by my grandmother's grandfather, my greatgreatgrandfather that is, who knows how many years ago...

olives harvest time, gardening, We usually lay the canvas underneath the olive tree that s how the most of the people around here does it Since we are small farmers and grow olives for our personal use only we pick them up manually When a certain tree is finished we gather the canvas and drop all there is and olives and leaves into sacks

We usually lay the canvas underneath the olive tree, that's how the most of the people around here does it. Since we are small farmers, and grow olives for our personal use only, we pick them up manually. When a certain tree is finished, we gather the canvas and drop all there is (and olives and leaves) into sacks.

Like in most of the families, we all go into fields. When the team is right, it is a day well spent :)

We are tending not to pick them up while they are all green, we are waiting for most of them to mature.

While the olive tree is being gathered, at the sam time, some old branches are being cut off.

We tend not to let olive trees to grow really high. But, when certain tree gets higher, we use ladder.

olives harvest time, gardening, Somebody uses this little rakes beter then fingers I don t mind this kind of tool just it gatheres a lot of leaves too

Somebody uses this little rakes beter then fingers. I don't mind this kind of tool, just it gatheres a lot of leaves, too.

Perfect gift of Mother Nature.

Nature amaze me over and over. These olives are quite a magnificent scene, don't you think?

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Barb Rosen on Nov 16, 2013
Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful pictures and your family working together!

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DeMarie I on Nov 16, 2013
A beautiful family tradition. Amazing that the olive trees live so long & produce such a bounty. Wish I lived where I could grow olives and citrus trees ((sigh)).

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