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Green Ridge Estate
Single Estate ~ Gourmet ~ Extra Virgin Organic Olive Oil
Demeter Certified – Licence No: 81
Located in Marlborough at the top of the South Island, New Zealand, Green Ridge Estate® is owned and managed by Bill and Kay Chapman. Concerns for the environment and their desire to grow healthy chemical free produce led Bill and Kay to establish their biodynamic farm in the late 1980’s running sheep and cattle and growing lucerne. Planting of olive trees, on the same unique soils which produce the world acclaimed Marlborough wines, began in 1996. Israeli, Italian and Spanish varieties make up the intensively maintained groves. 500 olive trees have now been planted on two contrasting locations. Organic principles, under a biodynamic regime have been continued in the olive groves. Olives are harvested by hand and cold pressed on site within hours by the centrifugal method. The pure oil is low acidity and unfiltered retaining maximum flavours.
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Our Olive Grove Culture
The central focus to the entire operation is a biodynamic regime which produces a natural environment in which our olive trees can flourish. This in turn with minimal intervention, the perfect climate (long hot summers and crisp clear winter days) for olive growing, produces fine fruit resulting in excellent olive oil |
DEMETER Your guarantee of high standards of biodynamic food production
Why Choose Demeter Certified Organic?
• Biodynamic agriculture (biodynamics) is a method of high quality organic agriculture and
horticulture that works in partnership with nature
• The result is food that is not only free of chemicals but also nutritionally superior
• Biodynamics seeks to minimise damage to the environment and soil and to promote plant,
animal and human health
Green Ridge Estate Olive Oil featured in - The Marlborough Express Newspaper, Over the Gate, June 2008 - Horticulture News, July 2008 - Harvests Magazine, The magazine of the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association in NZ Inc. - A Buyer’s Guide To New Zealand Olive Oil, Andre Taber