If there was ever a day to celebrate, it's got to be 1st June - World Olive Day!
As mighty big olive fans, it only seems fitting that we provide you with some fun facts on these delicious, mouth-watering morsels.
Did you know?
- An olive is a fruit, not a vegetable.
- The average age of an olive tree is between 300-600 years.
- The largest type of an olive is called a Donkey olive.
- The colour of an olive depends on the maturity of the fruit. Unripe fruit is green. Ripe fruit is dark purple to black in color.
WORLD OLIVE DAY
June 1, 2021 – Kiwi Artisan