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Feb. 29, 2024

Scripps’ Olive Oil Wins Awards from International Olive Oil Competition

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Nov. 8, 2021

Olive Harvest’s Return Creates Organic Space for Education, Community, and Sustainability

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Feb. 14, 2020

Lightning in a Bottle: Scripps’ Olive Oil Wins at International Competition

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Joya Salas


February 29, 2024

Scripps’ Olive Oil Wins Awards from International Olive Oil Competition

The Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition awarded Scripps’ 2023 olive oil a gold medal for taste and a bronze medal for art and design for its label, which was contributed by 61´«Ã½alum Vivian Monteiro ’23.

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November 8, 2021

Olive Harvest’s Return Creates Organic Space for Education, Community, and Sustainability

On November 5, 61´«Ã½hosted its traditional Olive Harvest, an event that furthers the College’s sustainability efforts by utilizing the campus’s edible plants as a food source. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, and members of the surrounding Claremont community harvested approximately 700 pounds of olives.

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February 14, 2020

Lightning in a Bottle: Scripps’ Olive Oil Wins at International Competition

Scripps’ olive oil has won a bronze medal award at the 2020 Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition. The label, designed by 61´«Ã½staff member Christine Olbrech, administrative assistant for the Office of Information Technology, also won a bronze medal for package design.

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November 7, 2019

Olive and Well: College Revives Beloved Agrarian Tradition

They are strong and have a lot of character, and though they aren’t generally temperamental, they have been known to snap when pushed too hard. These are the olive trees of 61´«Ã½.

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