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Analysis of the EVOO of Campillo de Julia, Harvest 2023

Miguel Abad, olive oil technician and person responsible for EVOO at Campillo de Julia, has written this report on the sensory and polyphenol analysis of this year’s EVOO. Technical information Yield: sms. 38,85% ... Continue reading

Analysis of the EVOO of Campillo de Julia, Harvest 2022

Miguel Abad, olive oil technician and person responsible for EVOO at Campillo de Julia, has written this report on the sensory and polyphenol analysis of this year's EVOO. Technical information Yield: sms (49,88±5,05)%. ... Continue reading

Olive trees from Campillo de Julia – Logbook 2022

Between the end of October and the beginning of November we will harvest the olives from the olive trees to produce the Extra Virgin Olive Oil from your harvest, which you will be able to receive at home from December onwards. It ... Continue reading

The consequences of forest fires

Summer is coming to an end, and as the days pass, our memories fade. Every piece of news gradually overshadows the previous one. Since records are kept at European level since 2006, it has been the summer with the most hectares ... Continue reading

Orange trees – Logbook 2022

Your orange tree, like all citrus trees, will go through four stages of development throughout its life. Infant phase The infant phase is from the time that we plant the graft up until it starts to produce. In our fields, since ... Continue reading

Correct use of the oil bottle set

I am Miguel Abad; olive oil technician and person responsible for AOVE at Campillo de Julia. I would like to explain how to use your olive oil set in the best way. Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a pure olive juice that is affected ... Continue reading

Living with a new plague

What is Delottococcus aberiae or South African cotonet and how does it affect us? It is an insect that arrived from South Africa due to the lack of control of orange imports, and it is now causing damage to citrus fruits and economic ... Continue reading

Zero food waste strategy

Everything we sell we have grown ourselves. And when you grow something you become fond of it. That's why we try to make sure that all the fruit ends up being used. When we think that one of our fruits is not going to reach its ... Continue reading

How much water do we need to produce 1kg of oranges?

The average water consumption of our adult orange groves is about 3,000 cubic meters per hectare. In our orchard, we produce on average 35,000 kilos of organically cultivated oranges per hectare which would give us about 86 liters per ... Continue reading

Citrus season 2021 / 2022

We’re starting a new season more eager than ever. Thanks to the orange tree adoptions we are achieving: that 40 people can live from agriculture with fixed contracts throughout the year and be able to send the harvest directly to the ... Continue reading