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<pre>Dear Mike,

I will check out the websites you have referred to.

Also, the Oliomio machine (25kgs to 1,000kgs/hour capacity) has an optional
flesh remover unit.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Amanda
Olive Agencies

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael" <mandvbrad@...>
To: <OliveOil@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [OliveOil] Making use of olive waste


> Hello Mr. Watts.
>
> I have recently observed the benefits of using the integrale method of
> crushing olives. The principal has been around for thousands of years but
> the cost of removing the stones prior to crushing was always too expensive
> to make economic sense. Several of the large machine manufactures (Alfa
> Laval for one) are now producing first generation machines that remove the
> flesh from the stone. This allows for "clean" pits, ( they look like
> shelled peanuts) to be seperated prior to crushing. The olive flesh is
then
> processed removing oil and water. The water can be made into a very
> valuable anti oxidant. The process has been patented by Dr. Roberta Crea
of
> Creagri. You can find him on the internet as well. ( See Supremo olive
oil
> or Integrale method on the internet) The solid portion of flesh now makes
a
> much richer cleaner source of animal feed. The stones can be burned. It
is
> my understanding that they contain substancially more calories than
seasoned
> oak firewood. It is not only possible but practicle that four seperate
> valuable products can be produced from olives.
>
> Mike Bradley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Watt" <tanjaolives@...>
> To: <OliveOil@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 10:26 PM
> Subject: [OliveOil] Making use of olive waste
>
>
> > I recently stumbled on an interesting web site related to the production
> of
> > an improved animal feed from olive pomace.
> > Given the dreadful drought that most Australian farmers have suffered,
and
> > are still suffering in some regions, [thankfully, in our area the
drought
> > has broken] this research may be of interest to olive growers who also
run
> > animals on their farms, especially those who have been paying staggering
> > prices for imported feed or have resorted to keeping their stock alive
> with
> > the residues of other crops - even shredded paper.
> > You can read a summary of the trials at
> > http://www.idrc.ca/reports/read_arti...rticle_num=286
> > Although most Australian growers have not yet faced the problems of an
> > increasing waste residue from olive oil production I would be interested
> to
> > hear of any successful solutions in the way of animal feeds, worm and
> > vericast production, olive tree and other plant fertilization/mulch or
as
> > fuels.
> >
> > Alan Watt
> > Tanja Olives
> >
> >
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