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Ezuz - Organic Extra Virgin Olive OilCold Pressed Maximum Acidity of 0.5%
On the southern side of the Nizana Plain, on the Sinai border, between the rocky desert hills of the Ezuz Stream, there lies an organic olive grove – a green island in the heart of the desert.
Love of the desert and of working the land, and the vision of settling the Negev motivated Doron Akiva to settle in Ezuz and plant the organic olive grove on the remnants of an ancient agricultural farm at Ezuz Stream.
This desert region boasts a magnificent ancient tradition of desert settlement and agriculture, dating back to the days of the kingdoms of Israel and Judea and through the Nabatean period, a tradition culminating in the Byzantine era.
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The olive grove was planted out of a belief in cultivating viable desert agriculture that integrates with the environment. This is organic growing without pesticides and fertilizers, without plowing the soil, protecting the ecosystem, the soil and the groundwater.
The Suri, Barnea and Picual olive varieties are irrigated from Moses’ Well – an ancient well located at the adjacent Be’erotaim Oasis, on what was once the main thoroughfare from the biblical Kadesh Barnea toward Nizana. One opinion is that the spies who set out from the biblical Kadesh Barnea to scout out the Promised Land passed through Be’erotaim Oasis and drank from its well waters.
The desert climate, soil and slightly salty water, along with the attention, thought and love with which the olive trees are tended and the oil produced give our oil its high quality aromatic flavor.
Ezuz Organic Olive Oil is a very unique boutique oil. The three tree varieties allow us to produce oil rich in olive flavor and tantalizing to the tastebuds; it’s wonderful for seasoning, cooking and other culinary uses, and especially wonderful for your health and enjoyment!