OPWT2 - A Short Movie

Can you spare us a minute? Well, 3 minutes and 47 seconds to be precise.

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During 2024, over 100 days, we travelled 10,000 miles on two motorbikes miles to research, at first hand, the effects of changing climate patterns on the olive harvests of Europe. We asked 5 simple questions to farmers, growers, producers and others we met along the way. Our route took us across 16 International Borders into 11 different countries.

We travelled on the same two motorbikes we used for a similar expedition in 1992-3 that aimed to raise the issue of pollution and fresh water in the Mediterranean. That original year long journey ended up becoming the genesis and inspiration for Olives Et Al, a business we created in 1993 and have now owned and run for the last 32 years.

This film is a little of what we saw and discovered...

We are indebted to Jonny and Jane at The Village Films who masterminded the creation of it and helped us tell the story in a way we could never hope to achieve.

Just hope it helps to add to the discussion of changing climate patterns and how we must adapt to them.

For further information or to get in touch email us at OPWT2@olivesetal.co.uk

Please do leave us a comment - All comments welcome and useful!!

Giles & Annie

P.S. If you're wondering where all the diaries are, Annie and Giles are writing up the last parts and trying to work out how best to present their findings in in suitably upbeat and optimistic way. We don't want to set any hares running or frighten any horses! To be published in January 2025.