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One of the finest olive farms in California is positioned on a scenic bend on the border of West Marin and Sonoma Counties, along the D Street extension of Petaluma.
McEvoy Ranch is a wonderland for grown-ups. From the very first welcome by a large bronze rabbit perched atop majestic cast iron gates, down along a windy one-track road and into the heartland of this sprawling farm, one could easily be driving through peaceful hills of Tuscany.
And it is the Tuscan varietals which reside on hundreds of acres of olive farm land at Nan McEvoy's secluded slice of heaven-on-earth.
Today was the first ever community day at the ranch, where locals and olive lovers from further afield were invited to visit the mill during harvest season.
None of the usual reservations were necessary and the crowds came flooding in to view this olive haven in full seasonal milling action.
Resident realtor, Timo supervised a Saturday morning pick in our backyard olive grove, amidst the vines. We were pleasantly surprised with our first 50 pound haul which went straight into the community mill down at McEvoy's this morning.
With several clients having planted olive groves in their Petaluma area properties these past few years, Timo is the ideal realtor to advise potential clients as to the growability of a particular piece of land on the market.
And now that we are getting accustomed to having enough fruit on our six year old trees, a drop of Rivetti estate olive oil will be even more exclusive than those limited edition cases of Que Syra Syrah!
For more info on olive farm properties in the area, call Timo at 707 769 4272.
