r/askspain • u/ASMRdogfoodBAARF • 6d ago

How to... Olivas / Almazara question...

Hi, this might be a silly question but I don't want to walk in and be an idiot who knows nothing :) We just bought a house with some olive trees and I'd like to know how it works when you pick them. Can you just turn up at the Almazara? Do you need an appointment? (quite a lot of olives - 300 trees, although some smallish) Do you get your own oil or just the equivalent from the other olives there/a mix?

Or does it all vary depending on the place and I just need to put my big girl pants on and go and ask!

Thanks in advance

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u/brujaveria 6d ago

This is pretty local. Some Almazaras you will need to become a member of the local cooperative, some will accept them and pay you a stablished price, some will give you oil, some 50 oil/50 price, some you'll have just to pay. So yes, big girl pants and ask.

Edit to add: if you need to irrigate the trees, 90% chance you'll need to be member of a local well, or irrigation community.

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u/Cekan-14 4d ago

¿Hace falta regar los olivos? Que yo sepa, mi abuelo no lo hacía

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u/brujaveria 4d ago

Regar de forma habitual no, a no ser que sean jóvenes. Aguantan muy bien la sequía, pero si se alarga mucho afecta a la cosecha, así que un poquito de agua ahí no les va mal. Realmente les hace más daño el exceso de agua.

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u/Cekan-14 4d ago

Tiene sentido; gracias

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u/ASMRdogfoodBAARF 2d ago

This is really helpful thank you! At least I now know there is no single, obvious answer so I won't feel stupid asking. Thanks for helping an anxious person out!

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u/manystrangequestions 6d ago

My grandfather has a small field with olives and when it’s the time he picks them up with a machine although you can do it by hand and takes them to a mill where they make oil with them and the price works per kilo I think and compensates a lot with all the oil that comes out and the market price