A speaker at the upcoming

South Georgia Growing Local Conference
just got a national award in San Francisco.

Press release via ABAC,

Georgia Farmer Wins National Award for Cooking Oil,

A Georgia farmer took home a coveted Good Food Award in the oils
category this week.

Oliver Farm Pecan Oil was recognized Thursday at the Good Food Award
ceremony in San Francisco.

Since he started pressing food oils in 2012, Clay Oliver has
expanded to produce cooking oils from sunflower, pecan and peanuts
from the family homestead near Pitts, Ga.

“It’s great to be from the South and up against other
producers from across the country … and then

to win with the pecan
oil. It’s really great,” Oliver said.

In its fifth year, Good Food Awards are given to winners in 11
categories: beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, coffee,
confections, pickles, preserve, spirits, oil and our newest
category, honey. Awards are given to producers and their food
communities from each of five regions of the US. The Good Food
Awards Seal, found on winning products, assures consumers they have
found something exceptionally delicious that also supports
sustainability and social good.

The Good Food Awards oil category recognizes America’s tastiest
fruit, nut, and seed oils from pioneering producers who hold to the
highest standards of quality and sustainability. Whether from
olives, hazelnuts, or squash seeds, Good Oil is pressed and bottled
without the use of added heat, chemical extractors, artificial
additives, or GM ingredients. www.goodfoodawards.org.

“The Good Food Award criteria represent the quality, purity,
and dedication to sustainability that our business is built
on,” he said. “All of the Oliver Farm Artisan Oils are
cold pressed, unrefined and non-GMO. This process allows us to
deliver pure oil that tastes like the nut it comes from and also
retains the nutrients and health benefits that are lost in some
other forms of processing. We are very pleased that our Georgia
Grown product is being recognized nationally.”

Pecan oil has a very high smoke point, making it useful in sautÃ
ing, baking, salad dressing, dips and even as a butter substitute.
Many farm-to-table restaurants and acclaimed chefs are using Oliver
Farm Oils and sharing uses. Recipes and uses are available at
oliverfarm.com, which also offers the oils for sale.

Oliver Oils are produced on the Oliver Farm, a Centennial Farm, in
Wilcox County. Clay is a fifth generation farmer continuing a legacy
of over 100 years in his family. Clay and his wife Valerie have two
daughters, Maggie and Mollie.

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