olive oil – Berlin Oil Connection

Two beautiful photos of our bottles taken by the Flämingo farm friends in Brandenburg

July 16, 2024 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

As I already mentioned in previews posts, in these difficult times, networking among farmers is super important if we want to sustain high quality agriculture in Europe. Definitely it is not an easy task due the climate conditions and high costs. Few weeks ago, I got the following beautiful pictures from my friends of the Flämingo farm project in Brandenburg. They got a bottle of the latest harvest as a present from a friend of theirs who visited my stand at Herrfuthplaz market. With little post, I would like to thank them for all their support all the years of the existence of Berlin Oil Connection...

How to prepare the best greek salad? It is as simple as that

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Several of my friends send me photos of the meals they prepare with our olive oil. It's something I absolutely love and I would like to thank them so much for it. Here we see the traditional, Greek salad. A healthy dish of the Mediterranean diet that should never be missing from our table. How do we prepare a Greek salad for two people? It is very simple: We need two tomatoes (preferably organic), one red onion, half a cucumber (medium size), organic oregano (preferably from the southern Peloponnese), Kalamata olives, a green paprika and optionally feta cheese on top. We chop everything and mix it all together with our extra virgin olive oil and optionally a splash of vinegar. Within a few minutes the Greek salad is on your table....

New year wishes and last call for the preorder campaign 2024

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Dear Friends of Berlin Oil Connection I wish you and your family a very happy new year with loads of happiness and good moments. May this year bring us peace and prosperity. At the moment I am in Greece, enjoying the winter days and the bright light...

Prenzlaurberg: Our olive oil on Seelower strasse weekly market

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

If you are looking for extra virgin olive oil from one farm in Laconia, but you live in Prenzlauer Berg and Neükolln seems to be a bit far away, don't worry. You can buy our olive oil at the market located on Seelower strasse next to Schönhauser Allee. My friend Kengy is there with his stand which is specialized in good wine as well as other goodies. It is worth it to pay a visit. So you can buy Christmas gifts for your loved ones. The market on Seelower Strasse takes place every Saturday from 10am to 4pm...

News of Berlin Oil Connection in Christmas season.

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

The Christmas season has already begun in Berlin. The city is full of people and the Christmas markets certainly create a beautiful atmosphere. That's why the Berlin Oil Connection will be at the Saturday market in Schillerkiez all month long, even shortly before New Year's Eve. So you have the opportunity to give as a gift a bottle of extra virgin olive oil or whatever you wish. If you can't make it the market on Saturday, you can stop by the Café Laidak (Boddinstrasse 42) in Neükolln daily from 3pm to 6pm. I will be happy to meet you in person. Soon I will post about Christmas special boxes for your gifts. You can also find us in other locations. For that you can check here: https://berlinoilconnection.de/en/sie-finden-uns-unter/...

Useful tips when you buy olive oil

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

What is adulterated olive oil and how widespread is its circulation in the super market? Often it is a mixture of 2 oils, extra virgin olive oil and usually sunflower oil. This type of adulteration can be classified as extra virgin olive oil by some brands in the olive oil market. It can be further degraded when mixed with various olive oils of dubious quality from different countries around Europe, Middle East or North Africa. In the worst case, it is a mixture of soybean and sunflower oil, to which chlorophyll and beta-carotene substances are added. You should be especially careful when checking the labels of these oils. How can I tell if an olive oil is adulterated? Are there simple methods that can help to identify a bad olive oil? This is the most important question. How can we know if the olive oil we buy is adulterated? Here are some useful tips. Put it in the fridge You can do this simple test...

Preorder campaign Harvest 2022 – 2023 is open now

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Dear all We would like to inform you that our pre order campaign is already open for the harvest 2022 - 2023. Every year, in order to bring it to Berlin and also keep the same price, we need your help. This year we need you more than ever, The inflation and the current crisis make expenses almost not affordable, which means almost every cost is close to double. So if you like what we do, bringing olive oil koroneiki of the finest quality from one farm in Southern Greece (Laconia region Peloponnese) we need your contribution. Let me know if you want to have an amount and you will get in in March as we do every year. It works very simply by sending an email here https://berlinoilconnection.de/contact/ Write us the amount of liters, your phone number and your name and we will response to you as soon as possible for further details...

A few words about our participation at the Schillermarkt in Herrfurthplatz every Saturday

December 27, 2022January 18, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

If you live around the area of Neukölln, then you are probably one of our neighbors. Every Saturday we attend the weekly market "Schillermarkt '' in Herrfurthplaz. It is just 10 minutes walk from laidak (boddinplatz) where we store our olive oil and many people who visit our stand which is next to the big Church, we already know each other from various activities in the area, such as a walk at tempelhoffer feld (ex-airport), or simply from the next table with drinks at bars or restaurants in Neukölln. However it is not only that you know us from the neighborhood, but also that the atmosphere of the market is perfect. Besides us there is the Portuguese friend with the nice food and the guys with the African cuisine. Our friend with the ceramics, the guys with the perfect cheese and the Berlin friend with the high quality German-style bread. We also could not fail to point out the multi-ethnic atmosphere...

The new Preorder campaign for 2021 has already started.

November 30, 2020December 7, 2020 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Dear friends of Berlin Oil Connection. We hope that you are all safe and well during these difficult times. This year's harvest has started and we are already working to bring you the finest quality of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from our farm in Laconia. We got news that our olive oil this year is excellent as usual. Low acidity, good color and amazing taste. This year, We will bring olive oil from two different varieties (koroneiki and kalamon). Always in a direct connection with local farmers and in fact olive oil from one farm. In order to bring it here, as you might know we have a lot of expenses. Therefore we are about to start a pre-order campaign. It will help us also to estimate how many lt we have to bring this year for our good customers. If you are interested to pre-order, please let us know by sending us an email...

Extra virgin olive oil at Wittenbergplatz in Schöneberg, every Thursday

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Our friends, from now on, can also find us at the local Market in Wittenbergplatz in Schöneberg, every Thursday from 10am to 5pm. We sell as always the finest quality of extra virgin olive oil, directly imported from our farm in southern Peloponnese (region of Laconia) as well as our new product: Soap made with extra virgin olive oil. As for the olive oil, we sell as usual, 1lt and 500ml bottles and 5lt canisters. If you live in Schöneberg, you can easily come by and get yours....