Stops in the Southern CarmelRonit Vered, Haaretz. September 2007 “Guy Rilov’s grandfather, who was the grandson of Yoel Moshe Salomon (one of the founders of Petah Tikva), purchased farmlands in the 1950s from an Arab lawyer from Haifa. Now the olive groves, vineyards and orchards of avocado, figs and lychee grow naturally in their seasons, without spraying and chemical fertilizers. The small Italian oil press belonging to Guy and Orna Rilov, which is located at the entrance to the farm, allows them maximum control over the production of organic olive oil, from the growing stages to the pressing. They produce olive oil from Nabali, Kalamata and Leccino olives, but mainly Suri olive oil, which is produced partially from ancient Roman trees.”
