Olives and olive oil galore, Autumn in Italy

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Crates of harvested olive fruits from an organic olive oil-producing farm, near Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Close-up of freshly-harvested olives of different stages of ripeness, in a crate. Taken at an organic olive oil-producing farm, near Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Three olives at different stages of ripeness: unripe, half-ripe and ripe, in the palm of a hand. From the harvest of an organic olive oil-producing farm, near Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Nets laid below olive tree, with fallen, harvested olives and leaves scattered on it. Taken at an organic olive oil-producing farm, near Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Crates of harvested olives stacked below olive trees. Taken at an organic olive oil-producing farm. Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Two workers using hand-held machines to shake the branches and cause the olives to drop onto nets below. Taken at an organic olive oil-producing farm. Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Freshly-harvested olives, on the harvesting nets, with the olive groves in the background. Taken at a an organic olive oil-producing farm. Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Three workers, kneeling on an olive harvesting net, remove twigs and leaves from a harvest of olive fruit. Organic olive oil farm, Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Close-up of olives, twigs and leaves in olive tree, set against olive groves in the distance. Taken at an organic olive oil-producing farm. Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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EcoTrap, pesticide-free organic insect repellents hanging in the branches of an olive tree of an organic olive oil-producing farm, near Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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A farmer holds his freshly-picked olives in his hands, below the trees from which they have been harvested. Crates of harvested olive fruits from an organic olive oil-producing farm. Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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A farmer admires his harvest, crates of harvested olive fruits from an organic olive oil-producing farm. Nerola, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Freshly harvested olives, starting the pressing process. The fruit is about to be washed. Taken at Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Local residents book time slots and bring their own olives, harvested and collected in crates, to have them pressed on-site for them and leave a few hours later with their freshly-pressed oil.

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Olive paste being machine-mixed, as part of the process of pressing extra virgin olive oil. Taken in Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Local residents book time slots and bring their own olive harvests in crates to have them pressed on-site for them, and leave a few hours later with their freshly-pressed oil.

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Olives, about to be sorted from leaves and twigs, as an early stage in the process of pressing extra virgin oil. Taken in Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Local residents book time slots and bring their own olive harvests in crates to have them pressed on-site for them, and leave a few hours later with their freshly-pressed oil.

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Olive harvests, waiting to be pressed into extra virgin olive oil. Taken in Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Local residents book time slots and bring their own olive harvests in crates (like these) to have them pressed on-site for them. They leave a few hours later with their freshly-pressed oil.

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Official blue glass for tasting olive oil. The colour of the glass hides the colour of the oil, to promote an impartial assessment of the oil's flavour. Taken at olive oil tasting venue, in Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Official small, blue tasting glass, for tasting olive oil. Taken at an olive oil tasting venue, Taken in Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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The branches of an olive tree at night. The branches, leaves, fruit and twigs in the foreground. Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Pipes and stainless steel machinery in the process of pressing olive oil. Oil from front pipes. Water from the process out of back pipe. Taken in Canneto, north of Rome, Lazio, Italy. Local residents book time slots and bring their own olive harvests in crates to have them pressed on-site for them, and leave a few hours later with their freshly-pressed oil.

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Stone mill for pressing extra virgin olive oil, supervised by farmer. Taken at organic, family-run farm farm, near Civita Castellana, outside Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Crates of olives, including twigs and leaves, begin the process of being milled. In this machine, the fruit will be washed and sorted. Taken at an organic, family-run farm farm, near Civita Castellana, outside Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Storage tanks and stone mill for pressing extra virgin olive oil. Taken at organic, family-run farm farm, near Civita Castellana, outside Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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The wheels of a stone mill turn, pressing extra virgin olive oil. Taken at an organic, family-run farm farm, near Civita Castellana, outside Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Freshly-pressed extra virgin olive oil. Produced and sold to the public at an organic, family-run farm farm, near Civita Castellana, outside Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Just pressed, bright green olive oil is collected in a bucket, before bottling. Taken at organic, family-run farm farm, near Civita Castellana, outside Rome, Lazio, Italy.