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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.
Read MoreOlive Harvest Fosters Community and Sustainability Efforts
Scripps’ olive harvest brings the Scripps, Claremont Colleges, and Claremont communities together to pick olives from the campus’s trees.
Read MoreHayley Pierpont ’22 Earns Recognition for Olive Oil Packaging Design
Hayley Pierpont ’22 received a silver medal in the Packaging Design category of the 2022 LA International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.
Read MoreOlive 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.
Read MoreLightning 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.
Read MoreOlive Her Heart: Madison Seto ’21’s Winning Olive Oil Design Inspired by Commitment to Sustainability
Congratulations to Madison Seto ’21, student winner of the 61´«Ã½Olive Oil label competition! A biochemistry major by day and calligrapher with her own Etsy shop by night, Seto was inspired to enter the competition because of her love of 61´«Ã½and her involvement in the olive harvest and other environmental initiatives on campus.
Read MoreOlive 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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