LAST weekend’s local olive harvest (Voice, April 11, 2013) was a huge success with North Perth primary school kids collecting just over one tonne of fruit.
The P&C plans to sell olive oil to raise funds for projects like a new nature playground.
P&C president Kirstyn Johnson says, “we had a really overwhelming response” with families and local businesses offering up trees to be plucked.
The P&C is pressing and bottling the olives at York Olives Oil Co: Owner Arnaud Courtin says the product is so good it deserves entry into the Royal Show.
Ms Johnson says up to 500 bottles may be squeezed out of the harvest and the P&C is hoping it’ll be ready in time for the first Kyilla Farmers’ Market.
by DAVID BELL
Perth Voice Interactive 
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