The variety Plum Olive (“Damaskinoelià” also known as “Orchas Olive”) is revival of a very old – perhaps ancient – Greek olive variety. There is a view that is a descendant of the ancient Greek variety “Orchas” or “Orchemon” probably because of the similarity of the Plum Olive to the...

Extra virgin is the highest quality olive oil, characterized by perfect flavor and odor and a maximum acidity of 0.8% ( in oleic acid ). The majority of olive oil (75-80%) produced in Greece is extra virgin olive oil because the olives are cold pressed within 24 hours of harvesting.

In the past raisins were a basic element of the diet of the Ancient Greeks, who thought they had magic and notable beneficial attributes although then they could not prove the benefits they were hiding based on clinical studies as it has been done nowadays, but they would perceive this during their everyday life. Corinthian...

Bees were evolved on Earth on Tertiary Period at the beginning of Cenozoic Era, circa 65 million years ago, long before the presence of human. Considering the fact that honey came up together with the bees we can surely conclude that since then and until 16th century A.C. honey was the only sweetening natural substance in the...