Olive Groves Are Disappearing
Olive Groves Are Disappearing
4 Million
Olive trees abandoned in Tuscany alone
440 Million
Olive trees at risk of abandonment in Italy.
5.2 Billion
Olive trees at risk of abandonment globally
In the relentless pursuit of quick gains, generational neglect, and profit-only-driven practices, many independent extra virgin olive oil producers are in a race that can't be won and often accept lower wages or shut down, abandoning thousands of olive groves.
This has far-reaching adverse effects on the community and the environment.
The extra virgin olive oil market is mired in confusion, which leads us to consume sub-par ‘extra’ virgins and contribute to the ongoing abandonment of land that fails to produce enough to satisfy the high demand.
Our Mission:
No Grove Abandoned
To revive forgotten olive groves and their stories, transforming them through exceptional extra virgin olive oil to enhance well-being, empower communities, and safeguard our planet.
To date, hundreds of thousands of olive groves remain abandoned worldwide.
Forgotten acres, people, and communities—stories untold.
To date, hundreds of thousands of olive groves remain abandoned worldwide.
Forgotten acres, people, and communities—stories untold.
Forgotten acres, people, and communities—stories untold.
We’re here to tell them, to change the ending, and to bring us all back to the table.
OUR GOALS
Rescue & Sustain
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Community
Current olive oil business models, both boutique and large-scale, create Win-Lose scenarios by prioritizing quantity and cost.
These models compromise quality, overwork the land, deplete resources, and destroy biodiversity, adversely affecting our health, culinary experiences, communities, and the environment.
We are doing thing differently
We challenge the extractive mentality dominating society and businesses - where maximum gain from every resource creates win-lose scenarios.
B Corporation Certified, recognizes businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. It’s a pledge to consider all stakeholders—workers, customers, communities, and the environment—alongside profit.
1% for the Planet, provides support to environmental nonprofits working to defend our air, land and water around the globe.
“To us, extra virgin olive oil it's not a condiment or a commodity - It's an exceptional ingredient, a profound human connector, and a powerful vehicle for change.”
Fil Bucchino - Founder and Int's Olive Oil Expert
We pride ourselves on fairly compensating the olive farmers in our circle and treating our partnerships with each of them as the cornerstone of our business.
By upholding standards of transparency, integrity, and quality on both sides - we support micro-regional farmers, and they, in turn, support us.
