A Girl and an Olive

01/22/2025

So here is the Olive Grove yesterday. A winter wonderland that many of us have experienced along with a snow event that has been incredible and historical. Hoping you all are safe and warm. Anyone have a giant hair dryer?🤨

12/18/2024

What a year! A huge thank you to all who have supported A Girl and an Olive. We had the good fortune of a bountiful year. We had the best harvesters and I think we made the best oil ever. We wish you and your families a very Happy Holiday Season and the best and healthiest of New Years❤️

Merry Christmas,
Beth

10/27/2024

We are almost ready! Just have labels and tops to be put on our olive oil😎

10/25/2024

Hello to everyone out there. We had a beautiful harvest with our harvesters coming from Pensacola and Immokalee, Fl, Lillian and Elberta,Al. We were able to harvest almost 7,000 pounds of olives resulting in 60.5 gallons of olive oil. Our oil is being bottled and labeled as we speak. Our order form should be up very shortly on agirlandanolive.com. Our 500 ml bottle is 40.00 and our 250ml is 20.00. We look forward to hearing from you soon!!
My Best,
Beth Clark

A Girl and an Olive

08/11/2024

It is harvest time once again at A Girl and an Olive. This is a seasonal job harvesting olives. We will start harvesting August 21st. Our hours are 7-2:30-3p.m. You must wear closed in shoes and be acclimated to the outdoor heat. Timing is approximate and hours may vary depending on the weather. Hourly rate is 13.00. Please email [email protected] your qualifications and phone number if interested. Beth Clark

06/02/2024

Hello Everyone,

We have not forgotten about you! In the last two years we have had the misfortune of no olives on our trees. However… this year they have woken up and we have a beautiful load of fruit. We are hoping for a bounty harvest this year. All fingers, toes and eyes crossed. So just wanted to touch base. Normally our oil should be ready for purchase by November. A lot can happen between now and then. We are optimistic and we shall keep you informed on our progress. For those who have not gone to our website agirlandanolive.com, you can leave your email on our order form page and we can let you know when the oil will be available. Hope this finds everyone happy and healthy.

My Best,
Beth Clark

08/25/2022

I wanted to touch base with each of you and let you know how the olive grove is fairing along with fruit load this year. We had a decent amount of flowering however we also had winds during flowering time that blew most of the those blooms off. As a result we have very few olives. So few that unfortunately and my heart is broken, will not be having our normal harvest. So what that means no oil for the year. I know people look forward to giving these as gifts fo the Holidays. Because of our issues I would like to recommend some others oils and where you can purchase these. The first is Lucchetti olive oil in Sonoma. Rob says the oil should be ready by late November to early December. A 250ml bottle is 20.00 and the 500ml is 40.00. Tsarina olive oil is formally Talcott oil and they offer a 350ml bottle for 35.00. You can call Annie Trimpe at 707-252-9065. The last is Round Pond. They offer a 350ml bottle for 48.00 and an 8 ounce bottle for 38.00. Their contact is 888-302-2575. We are hoping for the best year next year. Prayers and fingers crossed. In the mean time schedule a tour. We would love to show you around.
My Best,
Beth Clark

10/30/2021

It’s olive oil time again. We had a very cool spring which provided us with a later harvest. This year we had no hurricanes. Yay! Our damaged trees from last year are coming back slowly. Don’t know when they might be producing again, however we had a good fruit load on the trees that were unaffected. We did have a good harvest. We just finished the last two varieties. Very soon our order page will be up and going at agirlandanolive.com. You may place your order soon. This year along with our 500ml and 200ml bottles we will offer a gift bag for 2.50 each. Thanks again for your support of A Girl and an Olive. Happy Holidays to all!

07/29/2021

Greek Pasta Salad, yum

07/29/2021

Just wanted to give you all a quick update on how the olive grove is shaping up this year. Most of the trees that were affected by Hurricane Sally and Tropical Storm Zeta are coming back. We will replant next year to replace some of the trees that just didn’t make it. The good news is we have a nice fruit load so keep your fingers crossed as harvest is about a month away. We shall see what this year brings. Once again please go to agirlandanolive.com to leave your email so we may contact you when the olive oil will be available. Go to the contact page to type in your information. I also would like to share a recipe with you as well. It is Greek Pasta Salad. Very delicous. No one will turn this down.

Also this year we will add a 250ml bottle of oil for 15.00 and we have our 500ml bottle for 25.00. Hope everyone out there is happy and healthy. Be back in touch when our oil is ready.

My Best.
Beth Clark
A Girl and an Olive

11/19/2020

Greetings from A Girl and an Olive, with this year being a truly unusual one. I hope this finds you healthy and safe. Between experiencing Covid 19, a major hurricane, two tropical storms, along with alternate bearing, we have a limited supply of oil this year. We could not harvest the last two varieties because of the storms. We have had the experience of having 770 trees down with roots out of the ground, which has provided us with the daunting task of cutting trees down to get the roots back in the ground so they will stand up and hopefully re-root themselves. As we go forward, I don’t know what will happen in the future in terms of harvest with our compromised trees. Stay tuned as it’s all been an interesting ride. I am truly grateful for all of you being so interested and supportive of A Girl and an Olive. This year the little oil that we have harvested and pressed has been sold. It’s all been disappointing. However, I wish you health and safety and here’s hoping for a better 2021 on all fronts.

My Best,
Beth Clark
A Girl and an Olive

01/07/2020

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the support you have given "A Girl and an Olive" this year. Your interest in our Alabama grown olive oil has resulted in every bottle being sold. We appreciate the support and we can feel the love. Many thanks!

- Beth Clark

12/31/2019

Pick-up details for our Lillian and surrounding area friends:

We appreciate your order from A Girl and an Olive. Should we not hear from you via payment or email by the end of our pick-up this Saturday, we will return your bottle(s) to our limited inventory.

Pick-up times:
Friday, January 3rd, 9 AM to 12 PM
Saturday, January 4th, 9 AM to 12 PM

The address of the Grove is 13251 Perdido Street.

We look forward to seeing you!

12/17/2019

We have only one word: WOW! In almost one month we have officially 25 bottles left.

For our Birmingham folks, the last pick-up for placed orders is this Saturday at Flip Flops and What Nots from 10 AM to 12 PM. If you do not want your order canceled, you need to have paid by Friday (or connected directly with us). We accept cash/check, Paypal, or Venmo.

For our Lillian folks, we will have another pick-up after Christmas.

If you have not ordered, but are interested - we encourage you to complete our order form

Thank you everyone for your support. We appreciate you sharing our story and hope you are thoroughly enjoying your oil. While we hope that next year will be equally as bountiful (if not more), we know that a great prior year does not have any indication on the following years. We encourage you to join our email list (information on doing that coming soon!) and to follow our page to be the first to know about future product.

12/06/2019

Just a reminder that we will have olive oil available for pick-up at the Grove (address below) on the following dates. This is your last chance to snag Christmas gifts if you are local to the Lillian area. We encourage you to come see us!

Tomorrow, December 7th, from 1 PM to 4 PM
Sunday, December 8th, from 1 PM to 4 PM
Tuesday, December 10th, from 9 AM to 12 PM

The address of the Grove is 13251 Perdido Street.

Thanks,
Beth Clark
A Girl and an Olive

11/18/2019

A Girl and an Olive was pleased to host Bayshore Christian School (of Fairhope, AL) to the grove. It was our first field trip visit and we had a blast. The students participated in potato sack races and searched for the olive that had pimentos in tree rows 18 and 19. We look forward to sharing the grove with more visitors in the future!

11/07/2019

We cannot begin to thank everybody for the support we have experienced. In just a week we have already sold nearly half of our bottles. We have started emailing purchasers about coordinating pick-up and are excited for everyone to try this year's oil.

For our Lillian and surrounding area friends, A Girl and an Olive will be set-up at the Lillian Recreational Center's Market in the Park on November 16th from 8 AM to 12 PM.

Please continue to share about A Girl and an Olive. We are incredibly appreciative. You can read more about our story on our website (www.agirlandanolive.com). Our order form is also accessible there or by visiting:

https://forms.gle/htTM4X7UmwrVNsDWA

Thanks,
Beth Clark
A Girl and an Olive

10/17/2019

*Updated pictures and details for ordering olive oil!*

Here are updated pictures from our 2019 harvest. We are very pleased with this year’s product! We are still in the process of bottling, but expect to have almost six times the amount of bottles we had last year. With that said, inventory is still limited.

Bottles are $25 each. We prefer to have local pick-up / delivery, but please reach out to me at (205) 243-1880 to discuss shipping if interested.

We are offering to our Facebook followers (and their friends) an opportunity to order before we open the orders to the general public. For ease of ordering, we have established an order form that is provided at the link below. You will see that we now accept Venmo and Paypal.

We anticipate that the olive oil will be ready early to mid November. Perfect timing for giving your Thanksgiving dinner host or stuffing in a loved one’s stocking! We appreciate your continued support and please reach out with any questions or concerns.

Order Form:
https://forms.gle/htTM4X7UmwrVNsDWA

Gratefully,
Beth Clark
A Girl and an Olive

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