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Makaria Terra

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about us

Makaria Terra is a globally recognized, multi award-winning olive oil company, established in Skala Messinia in 2014 by Evgenia Andriopoulou and Achilleas Mavranezoulis. Our premium olive oil enjoys international recognition from the market, having awarded more than 40 awards in world’s most well-established competitions. Very importantly, it has presence and is being traded in a number of important markets such us USA, Canada, Australia andRussia.

Our goal: To be able to produce consistently, every year, an outstanding, uncompromising premium olive oil, the complex flavours of which, will capture and transmit to the whole world the absolute harmony and peace of the soul of Makaria Terra land.

Environmental sustainability: Our operations are fully organic/bio certified. Sustainable organic cultivation practices are applied. Farming is traditional, non-intensive. Trees are exclusively rainfed with no use of irrigation and no use of chemical pesticides or herbicides. Innovative solutions are opted for product packaging (Bag‐in‐Box and Pouch‐Up) which are both environment friendly and protect the olive oil from light and oxidation.

Location: Our Koroneiki variety olive groves, native to the area, are right next to Ancient Messini, in the village of Skala Messinia, approx. 20km North of Kalamata. The land of Makaria Terra is a land full of history, culture and traditions of the ancient Greek heritage.

History

Our olive groves are situated in the village of Skala in the area of Messinia, renowned as one of the world’s best olive growing regions. Skala is built on the remains of the ancient town of Isthmos, meaning canal. The famous historians Herodotus and Pausanias refer that in ancient times, this town sat at the edge of a huge body of water, which was fed from the river Pamissos and smaller rivers descending from Mount Taygetos. Over centuries, rich silt and soil brought down from the mountains built up until eventually, the area became a fertile plain known as Makaria Terra, or translated into English, “Blessed Land”. The special characteristics and origins of this land make it an ideal area for growing olives, and olive trees have been cultivated in this area for more than 4,000 years now.

Our past is our future

The majority of our olive trees were planted in the 1950’s by our grandparents, grandfather Konstantinos and grandmother Dimitra. Water was being carried by hands from wells, many times situated hundreds of meters far away from the plantations in order to plant and grow the trees during the first years of the olive trees’ lives. All cultivation care were performed manually with an axe, a saw and a hoe as well as with use of animals, horses, donkeys or cows.

In our era, we continue to show our ancestors’ commitment and respect; to them and to the olive trees. We grow further our olive estate and plant young olive trees for the next Makaria Terra generation that will succeed our generation.

Harvesting

The harvest begins early November, when olives are either still green or at the early stage of ripening. This means that less oil is extracted, but quality is far more guaranteed.

Harvest is done manually with the use of electric sticks shaking the olive tree branches. Olives are brought at the end of each working day to the nearby olive mill, where they are pressed within a few hours.

The oil is produced solely by mechanical means and by cold extraction at temperatures lower than 23°C at all processing stages in order to retain full flavor and nutrients. The end-result is a superior quality, extra virgin olive oil with very low acidity, distinctive color and taste, full of aromas and with multiple health benefits, being rich in nutrients, antioxidants, polyphenols and oleic acid.

Harvesting is a unique experience that we invite you to live and enjoy with us!