Alfredo and his family spent a warm time in Godall, during last Xmas season. He just went with Victor and other friends of us to complete the first stage of our yearly harvest. They found a very windy weather (see here: http://bit.ly/2B5yU13) and because of this, they found wonderful skies, plenty of colour and light, worthy remembering. By the time they finished this Xmas phase of the harvest, they managed to carry some 12.376 kg of olives to the Godall local mill. These have produced an interesting 24,71% yield, that is: 3.058 kg of top-quality olive oil. As we told you...

Here, at Ralda&Friends we love to celebrate the little things of life. Even the most insignificant moments can be transformed into an extraordinary experience. A few days ago, we started promoting and preparing our Pack Terres del Ebre Vol. 2017 (see here: http://bit.ly/2i3r6cH) towards Xmas Season. In order to prepare a Pack, we need to do some tasks that we love very much. Lets see: we select the best products in our region, we visit or call the producers, we ask them for their relatives, send our best regards for Xmas and we have to prepare the packs, by filling the...

The World Olive Day (every Nov. 24) is an annual event that was launched in 2016 by the International Olive Council (www.internationaloliveoil.org). According to this International forum, the World Olive Day is aimed to spread the concept that the olive production is an agent in combating global warming, because olive growing has a positive carbon balance, sequestering more CO2 in its growth cycle than the greenhouse gases emitted in the production process of virgin and extra virgin olive oil. On the other hand, olive oil and table olives, are a proven source of nutrition and health, and key ingredients in...

The Pack “Terres de l’Ebre” we presented in 2016, only a few weeks before Xmas season, was an astonishing success, as it went sold out. This year we are releasing a second edition of the pack. You know that we always want to provide you with reasons to show affection to your loved ones. And these reasons are better shown if you share time and meals with them. Now, you may benefit from significant advantages if you get the pack this week (see below). “Terres de l’Ebre” is a great gift for the upcoming season. It is composed of Ralda+Friends oil, “olivadas”...

We are very pleased to share with you that we have been accepted as finalists to one of the most important Prizes in Food Innovation in Catalonia. Last 5 October we went to Barcelona to present our project to a jury composed by  senior officials from the Department of Agriculture of the Catalan Government. At the beginning of 2017, in the last Oil and Asparagus Fair in Godall, we were visited by representatives of the Government. They encouraged us to bid to the annual edition of the PITA Prizes (PITA meaning: Prizes in Innovation and Food Technology). The prizes are...