We visited a local small, family owned, olive oil pressing plant. This is one of the most interesting things we have done here in Italy. The local farmers bring in the harvest of olives to the plant for pressing. Some sell the olives to the plant owners who will process the olives and sell the oil. Other farmers just bring in the olives for processing to use the oil for personal use. You will see various varieties of black and green olives sitting idle in large crates waiting to be pressed. This is a warm water pressing plant. The olives go from the crates to a conveyer belt and into the bins to be crushed, pulverized, and turned into oil. The final step allows the mixture of oil, water, and pulverized olives to be separated. The water and olive bits sink to the bottom and are drained while the oil floats to the top. The finished product is the first press. This is the greenest, most fragrant, and most aromatic olive oil I have ever seen. 
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