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Feb. 29, 2024

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Olive Oil Wins Awards from International Olive Oil Competition

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Nov. 28, 2023

Olive Harvest Fosters Community and Sustainability Efforts

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Apr. 8, 2022

Hayley Pierpont ’22 Earns Recognition for Olive Oil Packaging Design

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51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Olive Oil


February 29, 2024

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Olive Oil Wins Awards from International Olive Oil Competition

The Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition awarded 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ 2023 olive oil a gold medal for taste and a bronze medal for art and design for its label, which was contributed by 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alum Vivian Monteiro ’23.

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November 28, 2023

Olive Harvest Fosters Community and Sustainability Efforts

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ olive harvest brings the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, Claremont Colleges, and Claremont communities together to pick olives from the campus’s trees.

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April 8, 2022

Hayley Pierpont ’22 Earns Recognition for Olive Oil Packaging Design

Hayley Pierpont ’22 received a silver medal in the Packaging Design category of the 2022 LA International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.

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November 8, 2021

Olive Harvest’s Return Creates Organic Space for Education, Community, and Sustainability

On November 5, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú hosted its traditional Olive Harvest, an event that furthers the College’s sustainability efforts by utilizing the campus’s edible plants as a food source. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, and members of the surrounding Claremont community harvested approximately 700 pounds of olives.

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February 14, 2020

Lightning in a Bottle: 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Olive Oil Wins at International Competition

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ olive oil has won a bronze medal award at the 2020 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition. The label, designed by 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú staff member Christine Olbrech, administrative assistant for the Office of Information Technology, also won a bronze medal for package design.

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December 20, 2019

Olive Her Heart: Madison Seto ’21’s Winning Olive Oil Design Inspired by Commitment to Sustainability

Congratulations to Madison Seto ’21, student winner of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Olive Oil label competition! A biochemistry major by day and calligrapher with her own Etsy shop by night, Seto was inspired to enter the competition because of her love of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú and her involvement in the olive harvest and other environmental initiatives on campus.

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November 7, 2019

Olive and Well: College Revives Beloved Agrarian Tradition

They are strong and have a lot of character, and though they aren’t generally temperamental, they have been known to snap when pushed too hard. These are the olive trees of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú.

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