Where can I buy fresh olives in SF?

[cpack]

I want to cure my own olives.

I also have no idea HOW to cure my own olives so any other advice/resources would be helpful.

[cpack]

One person at the Alemany Farmer's Market had some. He said it was the last week.

The experiment begins

[wolfe]

If you think you will still be interested in October bookmark this thread and get a ladder and a bucket.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/451574

[Joan Kureczka]

There is a vendor at the Saturday Ferry Plaza market (in back, near the door to the Ferry Building - but I don't recall the name) who always has them when in season.

[wally]

That is Knoll or Tairwa(sp).

[grayelf]

That must have been the vendor I took a picture of on our last visit to FPFM in November. I was so tickled to see fresh olives. Good luck to the OP and do post back about your brining adventures :-).

[vulber]

rainbow?

[Melanie Wong]

http://www.theolivepress.com/blog/ent...
There's a seminar on Sunday in Sonoma. I can tell you that Don Landis is THE MAN when it come to debittering (the term he uses instead of curing).

[inthekitchen]

Well, if you are picking your own olives, I believe that after all the rain this year, it may be too late.
You might want to do some research and make olives next year.

University of California, Agricultural Services used to publish a leaflet (21131) on curing olives. Remember that since they are a low acid food, they require careful handling to prevent botulism.

[Joel]

Fresh olives today (January 6) at Berkeley Bowl East.
They were dark (ripe), a bit shriveled.
I did not record the price.

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Berkeley Bowl
2020 Oregon St, Berkeley, CA 94703

[washingtonfamily]

Saw fresh olives in the Friday market in Oakland/Chinatown sometime in December. Haven't been back there in a few weeks so I don't know if they're still there!

[wolfe]

Step one, try farmers markets, Monterey Market or Berkeley Bowl in season.
Step two. Search for links like this:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/458590?tag=search_results;results_list
with links like this:
http://ucanr.org/freepubs/docs/8267.pdf

[cpack]

are olives currently in season? would the Alemany Farmers Market have olives?

clearly I don't know what I'm doing. I just really really really like olives :)

[wolfe]

Step three, read step two for olive season, ripeness etc.
http://ucanr.org/freepubs/docs/8267.pdf

[saffrongold]

Nash is the farmer at Alemany and Marin FM's that has fresh, uncured olives but the last time I saw him, mid-Dec, his olive season was finishing. He could tell you how to brine them, should you still be able to find some.

[Glencora]

I saw them at the Monterey Market a couple of weeks ago -- not sure if they're still there. I'd call first.