The Passionate Olive

The Passionate Olive specializes in services and products related to olive oil. Services offered by Carol Firenze, author and owner of The Passionate Olive, include keynote speaking engagements, educational events, olive oil tasting seminars, olive oil harvest tours, and olive oil-related marketing/communication programs.

Author and educator Carol Firenze is an expert on the mythology, history and ever-expanding uses of olive oil. She received her Olive Oil Consultant Certificate from the Italian Culinary Institute in New York and holds a doctorate degree in education from the University of San Francisco. Her noted entertaining and educational presentation, The World of Olive Oil – Getting Passionate about its Influence and Sophistication, highlighting the history of the olive tree and olive oil and its impact on commerce, religion, health, sensuality, beautification and culinary practices, has been well received by audiences worldwide. Carol offers olive harvest tours and educational seminars in California, Tuscany and Umbria. Our products include the popular book, The Passionate Olive – 101 things to do with Olive Oil, and The Passionate Olive Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as well as beauty products and other olive themed gift items.

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