We are
Our ROOTS are deep
We are a group of public and private institutions supporting the future of olive groves, convinced that any other olive-growing model, profitable and committed to nature is possible. For the same reason, we are working together towards a common objective: to recover the biodiversity of olive groves in Andalucía.
Our Institutions
Our Olive grovers
Peña del Gallo
An estate located in Puerto Serrano, Cádiz, close to the Natural Park of Sierra de Grazalema. María José Sánchez, one of the owners, is an olive-producer committed to the preservation of nature who wants to manage this olive grove without forgetting about its naturals treasures.
Rancho del Herrador
Located at Prado del Rey, Cádiz, it is managed by a group of 4 young olive-producers of Enviromental training: Álvaro, Emeline, Víctor and Liliana. Together they give life to the association named “O-Live” that works for the conservancy and divulgation of nature right in the middle of the Natural Park of the Sierra de Grazalema.
El Olivar del Puerto
Located in Pegalajar, Jaén, at Sierra Mágina. The family of Rosa Torres turned it into ecological in 1998, when they decided to start elaborating its own olive oil, La Casona. The estate, situated next to a mount of natural vegetation, keeps the herbaceous cover, managed through the sheep farming
Ecológica la Olivilla
A cooperative created by 8 olive oil producers of the Quesada area that produces ecological olive oil from La Dehesa de la Sabina. The commitment with nature of Damián, Vicente, Sebastián, Miguel Ángel, Enrique, Luciano, León, and Juan Ignacio is strongly rooted and is part of the philosophy of the cooperative.
Ardachel
Small olive grove located in Siles, Jaén, right in the middle of Sierra de Segura, with herbaceous cover management and stretches of natural vegetation. Its owner, Emilio Morcillo, committed to nature conservancy, elaborates ecological olive oil commercialised under a brand named Oleaí, an olive oil produced by 8 local olive growers.
El Olivar de la Luna
Cooperative created by 8 olive oil producers of the Quesada area that produce ecological olive oil from La Dehesa de la Sabina. The commitment with nature of Damián, Vicente, Sebastián, Miguel Ángel, Enrique, Luciano, León, and Juan Ignacio is strongly rooted and is part of the philosophy of the cooperative.
Benzalá
he littlest olive grove that participes in the Olive Alive project, located in Torredonjimeno, Jaén. A familiar olive grove with conventional management that is situated in the middle of the olive-grove sea of Jaen. At present, their owners have decided to include biodiversity into their management criteria.
Casa del Duque
It is a large farm located in the northeast of Espejo, in Córdoba. It is located near the Natural Park of the Sierra Subbética. This family-run property does not manage the herbaceous vegetation cover, although there are still remains of natural vegetation in the nearby hills surrounding the farm.
Llanos de Vanda
It is a small family estate located in Castro del Río, Córdoba. There, several varieties of olives are grown, such as picual, acebuchina and the typical one in the area, named picudo. The owner, Cándido Gálvez, has been managing the herbaceous cover of this olive grove for years, aiming at improving the environmental status of the land and avoiding erosion.
Cortijo Guadiana I
Cortijo Guadiana is the largest estate participating in this project, which has been divided in two working areas. Located in Úbeda, Jaén, it is run by a family business with great olive-growing tradition (Castillo de Canena), a benchmark in the olive sector which elaborates its own oil under the same name: Castillo de Canena.
El Tobazo
This estate is situated in Alcaudete, Jaén. The family owning the estate has a deeply-rooted olive-growing tradition since 1850, followed by 6 generations devoted to exploiting the olive grove. Since 2001 they elaborate their own organic oil under the brand named Soler Romero, for sale in more than 15 countries.
Finca la Torre
Based in Antequera, Málaga, this large estate is close to the Torcal de Antequera Natural Area. It offers herbaceous cover and natural vegetation. Their production is ecological and biodynamic and their oil is marketed under the same brand name, Finca la Torre, being present in about ten countries.
Moraleda
Situated in Ácula (Granada) and close to the imposing Sierra Nevada, it belongs to the family business Venchipa S.L. dedicated to the production of extra virgin olive oil for several generations, commercialised under the brand named O-Med Oil. Nowadays, their oil is present in about ten countries.
La Tosquilla
This is a family estate located in Nueva Carteya, Córdoba, near the Natural Park of the Sierra Subbética. You will find their olive trees distributed along the Carchena stream, in a cool, shady and irregular land. The estate produces in a traditional way, still preserving traces of natural vegetation in the surrounding hills.
Piedras Cucas
Piedras Cucas is an olive grove situated Jaén, in the middle of a sea of olive trees. It is a medium-sized family olive grove located in Torredonjimeno. Its plantation framework is wide and extensive and their production remains traditional. At present they do not elaborate their own oil and they sell their olives to local cooperatives.
Los Ojuelos
This is a family estate situated in Marchena, Sevilla, near the Endorreic Complex of Lantejuela, which form the shallow waters of the lagoons La Ballestera and Calderón Chica, forming unusual vegetative formations. Los Ojuelos has an extensive plantation framework and is managed in a traditional way.
Cortijo Guadiana II
Cortijo Guadiana is the largest estate participating in this project, which has been divided in two working areas. Located in Úbeda, Jaén, it is run by a family business with great olive-growing tradition (Castillo de Canena), a benchmark in the olive sector which elaborates its own oil under the same name: Castillo de Canena.
