The olive oil farmer: meet the producers changing the industry
From their farm to your table.
Get to know your olive oil farmer, the remarkable women and family groves behind our extra virgin olive oils.
Flavour
We curate the freshest and highest-quality oils, with low acidity and beautiful aromas.
Nutrition
We tend to source "high polyphenol" EVOOs, packed with antioxidants.
Equality
We champion female-led farms and projects aim at bringing more women to the table.
Regeneration
Beyond organic and "sustainable", we want to see practices that support soil health.
Meet the olive oil farmer
Maria Amargiotaki
Country: Greece
Region: Crete
Varieties: Lianolia and Koroneiki
Our OG. Our first producer. The one who started it all. The one whose groves always feel like home. Small batches from a patchwork of plots woven with wine, fruit, and wild herbs. We do this harvest every year with Maria and her family.
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Ana Cardoso
Country: Portugal
Region: Alentejo
Varieties: Galega and Cobrançosa
One of the most talented producers we've ever met. Ana'a story is downright inspiring. Regenerative farmer, award-winning miller, and accomplishing so much in such a short time after trading city life for that of a rural producer.
Marianna Devetzoglou
Country: Greece
Region: Peloponnese
Varieties: Manaki and Megaritiki
An enthusiastic olive oil sommelier and international judge. A city girl turned countryside. Now, she's building on her husband's family groves to create something magical in the region, while championing her local varieties.
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Christina Chrisoula
Country: Greece
Region: Crete
A passionate regenerative farmer helping lead the change in the rugged & rural eastern side of Crete. Another ex-city girl who returned to her family land to re-connect with nature, and create a high-quality oil from her mother's family trees.
Lena Puhar O'Grady
A top-10 small-batch producer in the world. Twenty years ago, Lena’s father, Silvano, revitalised an overgrown olive grove. Today, she's making multi-award winning blends from their 10 hectar plot.
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Marina Segura
In just a couple of years, Marina has completely transformed her family business (her father's family had been making oil for generations). From a new mobile milling machine for precision quality to converting the groves organic—their oils are becoming stand-outs in the region.
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Marije Passos
Ambitious, but decidedly artisan, she represents a new wave of olive oil producers who are increasingly improving the whole industry while keeping it small. She's also a certified olive oil taster and judge at international competitions.
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Francesca Oliva
Country: Italy
Region: Syracuse, Sicily
Varieties: Nocellara & Cerasuola
Her last name literally means "olive" and her family's ties run deep in this community. Prioritising flavour and organic farming, her colourful land is filled with centuries-old olive trees and her precious lemon groves.
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Carolina & Juan
Country: Spain
Region: Hellín, Albacete
Varieties: Arbequina
A duo like we’ve not had before—life-long friends. She protects endangered Spanish species; he's a soil-loving agronomist. Together, they represent the next generation of farmers taking over their family groves. Surrounded by forest, they're working hard to support wildlife and prevent the desertification that's destroyed much of this part of Spain—all while making a delicate oil that’s as rich in oleic acid as it is in legacy.
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The Tsapatsaris Family
Country: Greece
Region: Sparta, Peloponnese
Varieties: Koroneiki & Athinolea
This organically-farmed oil comes to us from Pagona Tsapatsari’s 16.3 hectares of land, where she and her family cultivate olives and figs. Their groves face the sea, making up the region’s semi-mountainous terrain. This, along with the focus on quality, is why they harvest by hand with as few mechanical methods as possible.
Candice & Fabrizio
Country: Italy
Region: Maremma, Tuscany
Varieties: Frantoio, Moraiolo, Pendolino, & Leccino.
Candice comes from the arts. Fabrizio comes from the land. Together they have a lifelong commitment to sustainability, which is present in every decision, action, and detail of their work. Coming from 20 hectares of organically-farmed olive groves facing the Mediterranean sea, in one of the most unspoilt and fascinating areas in the region, this is an oil as beautiful as its homeland.
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Brenda & Nick
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
Varieties: Frantoio, Coratino & Favolosa
Brenda is a founding member of Women in Olive Oil and Nick is a Master Miller. Together, they work regeneratively in an ideal climate—hot, dry summers and mild winters—with access to water and rich soil. Their olive oil captures the essence of this breathtaking region.
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The Sarullo family
Country: Sicily
Region: Agrigento
Varieties: Biancolilla
These passionate producers have been cultivating olives in this region for four generations, bringing together culture and flavour to create something that lasts the test of time.
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The Yiangou family
Country: Cyprus
Region: Peristerona
Varieties: Koroneiki & Cyrpus
Are you an olive oil farmer making outstanding oil?
If you want to join our network to get your EVOO into the hands of our community and you fit our sourcing criteria above—we'd love to chat.