every fall semester (because of the harvest time) we students get to do the most amazing activity!
We get to make our own OLIVE OIL ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
pretty sweet huh?
i have been looking forward to this for a long time!
The JC has tons of olive trees in the garden and we just had to wait for the early rains to let the olives get ripe enough.
the first step is to pick the olives
pretty sweet huh?
i have been looking forward to this for a long time!
The JC has tons of olive trees in the garden and we just had to wait for the early rains to let the olives get ripe enough.
the first step is to pick the olives
after they are picked you let them sit in water overnight then the next day you can start to make the oil. to make the oil we used the same process they used in the Bible.
the olives need to get crushed to begin the process.
We put them in a stone basin then pull a stone wheel around make olive mash.
then you take the olive mash and press it.
olive juice and oil comes out- you let the liquid sit for a few days and the oil separates.
i had such a good time during this activity, i feel so lucky to be here in the fall so i could do this!
the olives need to get crushed to begin the process.
We put them in a stone basin then pull a stone wheel around make olive mash.
then you take the olive mash and press it.
olive juice and oil comes out- you let the liquid sit for a few days and the oil separates.
i had such a good time during this activity, i feel so lucky to be here in the fall so i could do this!
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