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Spring Program This photo is from the event "Free time, or tailor made optional activities." that takes place on "Thursday - Olive oil", during one of the programs of Agrion Terra Farm, in Crete. Above photo: Young musicians are playing music for us. If you join us on the optional activity of Thursday, you will enjoy and share their enthousiasm. Description of event
If you join us today for the optional activity, we will visit one of our best friends, Nikiforos. He lives in one of the mountainous villages of the highland plateau of Amari, in Rethymnon. He constructs musical instruments, especially lyras, the local popular instrument. He, himself, is the living history of modern Crete. Later on we move to a neighbouring settlement where we have a light lunch and listen to young musicians playing music for us. You will enjoy and share their enthousiasm.
| 08:00:00 Harvest your breakfast.
| 09:00:00 Breakfast
All breakfast ingredients are home made organic products. Breakfast includes: Bread, cretan rusk, two types of cheese, yoghurt, honey, two types of marmelade, butter, eggs, various vegetables, fresh orange juice, coffee. Coffee is conventionally provided.
| 09:30:00 Aromatic olive oil preparation.
Aromatic olive oil has been produced in Greece since time immemorial. It is mainly used for its medicinal, astringent and antioxidant properties, provided by the herbs and spices added to it. Scientific research has proven that many herbs contain
antioxidant substances that prevent olive oil from being oxidised and improve its flavour.
Aromatic olive oil is produced from high quality oil with subtle aromatic tones and a non-distinctive flavour, with the addition of spices, aromatic herbs or even fruit and vegetables
Spices: cardamom, coriander, cedar fruit, nutmeg, cumin seed, aniseed, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, fennel seed.
Herbs and aromatic plants: basil, bay, oregano, marjoram, mint, sage, spearmint, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, savory, fresh fennel, coriander, parsley, dill.
Vegetables: red hot peppers, red sweet peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, capers.
We get to know how olive oil gets aromatised by infusion, with red hot chilli pepper, garlic, thyme and rosemary; how to wash and dry the herbs; select proper herbs in proper quantities to give special aromas.
| 10:30:00 Free time. Midday activity preparation.
| 11:00:00 Olive oil production.
The incorporation of olive oil in the dietary habits of the Cretans dates back to ancient times. The writings in Linear A and B tablets ascertain that Minoans used it in their nutrition dating at least as far back as 1800 BC. Today, Cretans consume large quantities of virgin olive oil in all their foods. They use generous quantities in their salads, in their fried dishes (fish, potatoes, etc.), in boiled greens, in soups, in all oily dishes, in pastries and even in the preparation of pork!
Ancient Greeks believed that Virgin Olive Oil is beneficial to human health and recommended it for many afflictions. Today, the modern medicine confirms that Virgin Olive oil is beneficial for one's health and its consumption is recommended for many instances.
We follow Stelios, from Agrion Terra Farm, on his olive groves. He explains all small secrets of the life of the olive... how the olive tree grows, when it flowers, how it is pruned, harvested... We join him in the olive mill to see how the olive oil is extracted and then we are told and shown how olive oil is bottled, packed and properly stored. We experience what terms like "cold pressed", "stone milled", "extra virgin", etc mean.
| 12:30:00 Olive oil tasting.
| 13:30:00 Free time, or tailor made optional activities.
| 21:00:00 Dinner.
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