Olynthos, an ancient city in Chalkidiki built on a fertile plain at the head of the Toroni Gulf, is among the earliest olive-producing areas of Greece for table olives and early-harvest olive oil. From the 1970s onward, the “Chondroelia” variety was developed there, cultivated in linear irrigated orchards. About 400 families in the wider area … Continue reading Olive, the ancient tree at risk More