SPAIN
Jose Luis Garcia Ramirez
‘Mudapelos’ is the name of the farm where the ARTOLIO project is developed.
‘Mudapelos’ is the name of the farm where the ARTOLIO project is developed. It has 3.3 ha and is located in the municipality of Marmolejo (Jaen, Spain), in the foothills of Sierra Morena, between the valley of the Guadalquivir river and the gentle hills of the northern countryside of the province. Our olive grove is made up of olive trees over 100 years old with 3 and 4 trunks with a plantation frame of 12×12 meters. It is partially irrigated, using a traditional method. It is a high production olive grove. Since 2010 our family has been producing extra virgin olive oils under the brand “Olvero”, an olive juice, of the ‘Picual’ variety, obtained at the ripening stage (optimum ripeness of the fruit), elaborated only by mechanical procedures. The production is partially controlled, from the olive grove to the market.
Our olive groves are located in the province of Jaen, the world's center of olive oil production.
Our olive groves are located in the province of Jaen, the world’s center of olive oil production, in the municipality of Arjonilla, a rural area characterized by its nature, tradition and environmental quality. Our privileged location makes the ripening of our fruit occur in advance of the arrival of the cold weather, helping to take care of our olives to obtain a magnificent extra virgin olive oil and thus be able to savor the nature. The fruit cleaning is performed in our own olive grove, the transport to the olive mill is by carrying the olives in boxes and the extraction process is carefully taken at a very low temperature.
