Folks came from near and far to join in Condor’s Hope community olive harvest which took place, as is our tradition, on Veteran’s Day Weekend. The olives were ready with different shades of green, yellow, purple and black to be hand harvested and then churned into our rich, organic olive oil. Please feel the joy in the photos below. Learn more about our olive growing and harvesting in this article.
The olives were bountiful 
and ready to harvest. 
Families and friends gathered over Veteran’s Day Weekend.. 
First we stretched. 
and then we harvested. 
Into belly buckets 
and raked onto tarps. 
With much joy 
and energy. 
Everyone helped. 
Veteran harvesters 
naturalists, 
and new harvesters too. 
We all participated. 
As we gathered around the trees, 
we all reached for olives. 
and some climbed high. 
One by one they added up. 
Bins were filled. 
and transferred 
to larger bins. 
Food was aplenty 
and good cheer 
was had by all. 
From campfires and 
music 
under the stars. 
We enjoyed special guests as well! 
And then the bins went to the olive mill. 
Where they were rinsed 
and crushed 
and spun into extraordinary oil 
for all of us to savor.
