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October 8, 2025Day 8 of the season

Kuzey Bahçe, the early harvest begins

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A handful of firm, freshly picked green olives

Memecik turned a week early this year. Half the fruit is still green, half has started to colour — that is the moment we look for in an early harvest.

We started at sunrise and by midday 4,260 kilos were in; all of it went to the mill the same day. Extraction was kept below 26 degrees.

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