Harvesting 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s historic olive trees, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 is turning olives into olive oil. Former 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 parents, Gordon and Karen Wiebe, will press and bottle 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 olive oil at their familys olive oil company mill Bari Olive Oil.

Pat, pat, pat, the olives drop into the blue tarp below like steady rain. Normally, those same olives fall to the ground across campus. Now, the olives are put into crates, transported, pressed and bottled for the second time in 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s history.

On Wednesday, October 9, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 students and professors harvested the 60 trees in 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Olive Grove Park a landmark in the city as the only remaining olive grove of La Miradas original sprawling grove.

In the late 1800s, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Olive Grove Park was part of Andrew McNallys estate, of Rand McNally publishing. McNally became known for producing the best olive oil in the nation at the time.

The olives harvested at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 will be transported back to Central California to the Wiebes family farm and will be pressed, bottled and returned to 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023.

Although the Wiebes have been involved with 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 since their children attended the university, they only became familiar with the 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 Olive Grove Park in 2010 when they read an article in 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 Magazine about the park. After reading that article, they offered their services and expertise to the university.

Its great that 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 isnt just letting them fall, but they really want to do something with these olives, said Karen Wiebe. We love coming back here for that and we love to see the enthusiasm of the students coming to help.

Although its an experience for students to learn about the process of producing olive oil and to learn about 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s own historical landmark, it means much more to Gordon Wiebe.

A way that God does something like this in our own lives is that you can take something terrible and make something good out of it, explained Gordon. The olive is very biblical from that perspective. You cant eat an olive raw, but you can crush it and the oil comes out, and its useable.

This year, 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 student volunteers assisted in harvesting the olives for extra credit in their biology and theology classes.

If youre interested in learning more about Bari Oil and the process of producing olive oil, visit their .

 

Written by Sarah Enriquez, Media Relations Intern. For more information, contact Jenna Bartlo, Media Relations Specialist, at 562.777.4061 or jenna.l.bartlo@biola.edu.