Olive trees are patient. They don't rush, they don't like haste. For centuries they have stood in the same soil, listening to the wind, measuring the sun, living time as they see fit. But 2025 was a difficult year, even for these patient trees, throughout the Mediterranean. As I write this, I have neither official harvest figures nor academic analyses in mind. Only the conversations in village cafes, the half-empty crates from harvest time, and the olives waiting on the branc

A similar excitement surrounds us in every harvest season. There are good times spent with friends. It is the result of the effort given...