num_pages: 320
description: In 1986, the author bought a small overgrown olive farm in Provence. With it, he discovered, were 150 neglected olive trees. His neighbours helped him bring his grove back to life - and with it a passion grew in him to discover all there was to know about the olive.
language: English
title: Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit
titlecomplete: Olives: The Life and Lore of a Noble Fruit
genres: Spain, Science, Food Writing, Food, Food History, Nonfiction, Cooking, History, Food and Drink, Microhistory
ratings_count: 167
publisher: Absolute Press