Motor Oil to Olive Oil

Dec 10/17  Weather 76 sunny, night 45.  

traditional Olive Tree plantation

Agriculture and Farming are plentiful just south of metro-Phoenix.  You will find cotton, cattle, pork and Arizona's only working olive farm and mill.   Oddly the gentleman who owns and operates the farm and business is from the Detroit area.  We found that bizarre, how did he end up here in an Olive Farm business?  Well apparently like us a warm getaway from the chilly Detroit weather was a turning point for their future.  Within a year(1997) they moved from Detroit and planted 1,000 olive trees on 100 acres in the outskirts of the town of Queen Creek Today Queen Creek Olive Farm and Mill have over 7,000 trees/16 varieties.  Mr. Perry went to study the trade in Italy and acquired his Masterblender & Olive Oil Sommelier accreditation.  

shopping for oils, olives, vinegars

Beyond the olive tree groves and the Extra Virgin Oil Processing you will get to enjoy a delicious eatery, which uses many of their products and a coffee roaster on site - Superstition Coffee.  Shopping will include their oils, vinegars, wines, and an array of interesting foodie stuff.

Superstition Roasters ~Coffee Beans

A small tour (tasting included) is available where you will learn why you should always buy "Extra Virgin".  It contains the most nutrients and the highest quality.   Other tips: 1) the label should display the harvest and bottle date - which you want to keep for no more than 18 months maximum; 2)a dark bottle is necessary to keep out light which promotes oxidation.  Never buy "light olive oil"; it appears to make you feel it would be good for you when in fact it is made from the leftovers of the process which are called refined oils and then has perhaps 5% Virgin added back into it.  In other words it is garbage......   Good to know.
The food was wonderful and the fresh roasted coffee!!!  Oh boy this was a great place to visit.  We left full and happy and healthy with a supply of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.  And the wine.... so funny, no we did not buy the Happy Bitch.  If it had said "Lucky Bitch"; that's me.  Haha.

Queen Creek Olive Mill Award winner

hilarious...... Happy Bitch Wine