Real extra virgin olive oil is not infinite. It exists where groves are cared for with patience, knowledge, and restraint.
Guardians help restore traditional olive groves in Tuscany and keep them alive in harvest.
In return, guardians share in the extraordinary extra virgin olive oil the grove yields each season.
Today, more than 5,000 abandoned olive trees have been restored to harvest across our Tuscan groves.
Guardianship begins with a tree in one of our restored Tuscan groves.
From there, your involvement grows with the life of the grove and the seasons that shape it.
Your guardianship supports the work that keeps these groves alive: pruning, soil care, harvest, and the patient craft that makes real extra-virgin olive oil possible.
This is the patient work behind every harvest.
As the season unfolds, guardians are part of the life of the grove.
Letters from the harvest, updates from the field, gatherings, tastings, and moments at the table emerge from this shared work.
Each year brings its own harvest, and the extraordinary olive oil that comes from it.
Each grove contains a finite number of trees.
Guardianship follows the biological limits of the land and the health of the grove.
When every tree has found its guardian, the grove closes and its harvest remains with those who care for it.
Begin with a single olive tree and take part in the life of the grove and the harvest it produces.
Care for four trees and deepen your participation in the grove and its harvest each season.
Guardianship connects you directly to the life of the grove as each season unfolds.
“I opened a bottle yesterday and I only have a half left.”
DAVID ROCCO
Celebrity Chef, Author, Syndicated TV Show Host
"Delicious-fragrant, spicy and complex."
MICHAEL POLLAN
American Author
“Abandoned Grove is the freshest and purest oil coming into Toronto, highlighting the passion for sharing great oil by the AG team.”
Chef KYLE RINDINELLA
Enoteca Sociale - Michelin Bib Gourmand
“Elegant and pungent, it never gets lost in the gelato.”
Chef KAYA OGRUCE
Awarded Gelato Master, Death In Venice Gelato
“Sublime and potent, this oil tastes and feels like fresh olives in the warm sunshine - versatile and strong.”
Dr. ARTEMIS MORRIS
Integrative Medicine Doctor, Acupuncturist and Author
"It's beyond WONDERFUL!!"
Chef ALIDA SOLOMON
Tutti Matti Ristorante Toscano
Many guardians begin with a single tree.
Over time, some choose to deepen their participation, adding trees and expanding their place within the grove as the seasons unfold. Because each grove contains a finite number of trees, guardianship naturally grows alongside the grove itself.
What begins with one tree can become a lasting relationship with the land, the harvest, and the people who care for it.
Guardianship keeps these groves alive in harvest and allows new ones to be restored.
Care for a rescued olive tree within a living Tuscan grove and share in the harvest it produces each season.Care for four trees and deepen your participation in the life of the grove and its harvest.
