{"id":16512,"date":"2025-10-22T12:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/olive-grower\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T08:26:04","slug":"olive-grower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/en\/olive-grower\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive Grower"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16512\" class=\"elementor elementor-16512 elementor-11056\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ceff563 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ceff563\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005baa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"005baa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-594 qodef-alignment--center qodef--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Olive Grower\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">Cultivator of the Tree<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c29ea9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c29ea9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Domaine Castelas, the profession of olive grower follows the rhythm of the wind, light, and seasons. <strong>Observing<\/strong>, <strong>caring for<\/strong>, <strong>understanding<\/strong> the tree: every action counts in guiding the olive tree through its natural cycle and revealing the full character of its fruits.<\/p><p>From orchards rooted in exceptional terroirs to carefully selected olive varieties, each step tells a story of connection to the land.<br>The olive grower shapes this living landscape while ensuring the preservation of biodiversity and ecological balance.<\/p><p>Discover through these pages the changing seasons, the richness of the soil, the diversity of varieties, and the cultivation methods that make Castelas unique. <br>And, subtly, the passion of those who, every day, cultivate the soul of the Proven\u00e7al olive tree.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c70fc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c70fc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c19cef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c19cef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2fc4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"2e2fc4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-346 qodef-alignment--center\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tCommitment to the Olive Tree\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">An Agronomic Practice Designed for Longevity<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460ccce elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460ccce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our olive groves are established on varied soils and exposures, which influence the vigor of the trees and the quality of the fruits. Orchard management relies on carefully planned pruning, sustainable soil maintenance, and controlled drip irrigation, used as a supportive tool rather than a forcing one. For over twenty years, we have been revalorizing the by-products of olive oil extraction. Pomace and olive mill wastewater are composted and then returned to the olive groves, helping to nourish the soil, strengthen its structure, and support biological life. This approach is part of a circular and sustainable vision of olive growing. The estate also integrates agro-pastoral practices, promoting natural plot maintenance, biodiversity, and ecosystem balance. The olive grower thus becomes a manager of a living landscape, attentive to the soil, water, and long-term cycles. It is the combination of these cultivation practices, the daily commitment of those who cultivate the Proven\u00e7al olive tree with high standards, respect, and humility, that makes Castelas unique.       <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d461d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71d461d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4964d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a4964d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f2307 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3f2307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3a9aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3a9aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf1a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"ddf1a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-103 qodef-alignment--center\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tCultivation Method\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">&quot;Listening to the trees&quot;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e5bc4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53e5bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We cultivate our orchards to the rhythm of the seasons, the needs of the tree, and with respect for our environment.<\/p><p>In 2006, CastelaS chose to orient its production towards organic farming (AB), selecting the isolated orchard of Romanin as its first step. As the orchard was already cultivated using sustainable farming practices, the only remaining challenge to meet organic standards was to find a solution against the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera Oleae), which lays an egg inside the olive. The larva then develops in the pulp. Fly attacks lead to an alteration of oil quality by increasing acidity levels and peroxide value. This was a real challenge, as no practical, large-scale solution existed at the time.    <\/p><p>Sheep in the Romanin orchard<br>The plot in Romanin, St Remy de Provence, was the ideal candidate for our trials: 15 hectares in a single block planted with AOP varieties, entirely isolated by natural hedges sheltering beneficial fauna. The only neighbors were vineyards that had been organically farmed for a long time. <\/p><p>It took a lot of energy and tenacity to get kaolin, a natural clay, approved. The trees are covered with a mixture of this clay and water, which disorients the fly. This way, we manage to reduce the damage caused by the fly.  <br>&#8220;At first, no one believed it,&#8221; recalls Jean-Benoit Hugues.<\/p><p>What madness to paint the olive trees white!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ac668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86ac668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Moutons-dans-le-verger-de-Romanin2-300x147.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Moutons-dans-le-verger-de-Romanin2-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Moutons-dans-le-verger-de-Romanin2-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Moutons-dans-le-verger-de-Romanin2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adda562 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adda562\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10583f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10583f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cda2ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"6cda2ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-183 qodef-alignment--center\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tkaolin\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 0px\">now approved <\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d1086 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d1086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the help of the interprofessional organization <strong>AFIDOL<\/strong>*, kaolin is now approved and can be used throughout the summer to <strong>create a barrier against fly attacks<\/strong>. This technique is now used in all olive-growing regions of France. <\/p><p>Regarding taste, working organically with olive trees does not create noticeable changes. However, it encourages the olive grower to reflect on their cultivation practices. And from this reflection, a more flavorful product emerges. Three organic harvests are required to obtain organic certification for an orchard.    <strong>Each year, new orchards are converted with the aim of producing 100% organic CastelaS olive oil in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b71d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b71d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pulverisation-de-kaolin-a-Romanin-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pulverisation-de-kaolin-a-Romanin-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pulverisation-de-kaolin-a-Romanin-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.castelas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pulverisation-de-kaolin-a-Romanin.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9500fe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9500fe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11532a2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11532a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e419a2\" data-id=\"0e419a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d078699 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"d078699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-51 qodef-alignment--center qodef--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tThrough the seasons\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 3px\">The rhythm of nature in the heart of the Alpilles<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin: 15px 0 0 0\">Immerse yourself in the living world of the olive tree and follow its cycle through the seasons. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e355a elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_button\" data-id=\"08e355a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-button qodef-layout--simple qodef-html--link\" href=\"\/en\/olive-grower\/through-the-seasons\/\" target=\"_self\"  >\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-button-inner\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-button-icon\"><svg class=\"qodef-svg--button-arrow-right\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 16.13 11.09\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M.56 5.55h14.28M10.56 10.55l5-5-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b645bad\" data-id=\"b645bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cae77 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"02cae77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-section-title qodef-section-title-629 qodef-alignment--center qodef--has-appear\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-title-holder\" style=\"align-items: center\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"qodef-m-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tVisit our orchards\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-subtitle\" style=\"margin-top: 3px\">in an exceptional setting<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"qodef-m-text\" style=\"margin: 15px 0 0 0\">45 hectares under Protected Designation of Origin (AOP) in the Vall\u00e9e des Baux de Provence and 65 hectares in the Plaine de Crau.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93049e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_button\" data-id=\"93049e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"castella_core_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-button qodef-layout--simple qodef-html--link\" href=\"\/en\/our-story\/our-orchards\/\" target=\"_self\"  >\n\t<div class=\"qodef-m-button-inner\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-button-icon\"><svg class=\"qodef-svg--button-arrow-right\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 16.13 11.09\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M.56 5.55h14.28M10.56 10.55l5-5-5-5\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-605111e\" data-id=\"605111e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f7aa2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-castella_core_section_title\" data-id=\"e7f7aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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