Cornucopia Farming’s ‘Oliveologist’ John Williams has been nurturing his groves in Greenock in the Barossa for the last 23 years, crafting pure olive oils that add delicious flavor to any recipe, big or small.
Harvesting approximately 500 trees per year and producing around 1000 litres of olive oil, John typifies the small, passionate food producers in the Barossa and his hard work is being acknowledged by respected awards, such as the recent delicious. Produce Awards 2013.
The delicious. team received 3110 nominations from around the country with Cornucopia Farming’s hand-harvested Agromato olive oil being a finalist in the “From the Earth” category.
Nominated by acclaimed chef Mark McNamara, Agromato is an olive oil flavoured with crushed lemons that is used traditionally as a salad dressing or for dipping with dukkah. John only produces approximately 200 litres of this fine olive oil per year, often bottling the oil just days from selling it.
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“During the harvest season I like to pick during the week and then crush and bottle on a Friday and sell it at the Barossa Farmers Market on the Saturday. I like to give customers the opportunity to try fresh varietal olive oils rather than store bought oil”, John says.
Cornucopia Farming has been a loyal stall holder at the Barossa Farmers Market since its inception over 10 years ago, with just as loyal customers dropping by to get a fresh bottle of oil, to check on the year’s harvest or grab any top tips John has learnt along his olive journey.
With his years of experience John is now planning on moving into the judging side of the olive industry and has recently participated in an olive oil judging course hosted by Trudie Michels and offered by Olives SA.
Unfortunately for us the 2012 Agromato has sold out but luckily John has just finished crushing and bottling his 2013 frantoio and korineike olive oils. Visit this Saturday’s Barossa Farmers Market and taste some seriously fresh olive oil, you might even get a chance to hear John play a tune on his mandolin.
For more information on the Barossa Farmers Market see southaustralia.com
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