THE award-winning extra-virgin olive oil produced by Derwent Valley farmers Anne and Robert Ashbolt has been honoured at Australia’s premier judging show, the 2008 Australian Olives Association Awards, adding to its impressive collection of medals.
Anne Ashbolt attended the presentations in Canberra late last month and was delighted to see Ashbolt’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil maintain its perfect track record, having never missed a medal in any show entered in the last six years.
The farm at Plenty has been in the family’s hands since 1906 and has been managed by Anne and Robert since 1980. In the late 1990s they decided to switch their focus from sheep and cropping to a high-value, low-impact and sustainable system of farming which has resulted in their award-winning olive oil and acclaimed elderflower concentrate and sparking refreshment, as well as the more recently introduced elderberry syrup. Read more at the Ashbolt website.
