...Messara’s 17
And then, in 1994, some 17 inspired olive growers set about to make a difference: they teamed up, shared their experience and skills to produce precious extra virgin olive oil by organically grown olive fruit of the Koroneiki variety, probably the most significant olive variety there is. This is how the cooperative started, founded on principles of solidarity...

The seemingly never-ending ascend through a winding road away from the hustle and bustle of Heraklion, the capital of Crete, reaches its peak in the village of Aghia Varvara and from then on its all downhill; then you are startled: stretching literally as far as the eye can see, there’s Messara valley, a 45 sq mile plain covering most of the south-west of Heraklion prefecture, a carpet of a hundred shades of green, of olive groves...

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