{"id":2745,"date":"2015-01-17T07:28:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T12:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2015-01-17T07:28:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T12:28:57","slug":"oliver-farm-pecan-oil-wins-national-good-food-award-sogalo15-2015-01-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/oliver-farm-pecan-oil-wins-national-good-food-award-sogalo15-2015-01-24.html","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Farm Pecan Oil wins national Good Food Award @ SOGALO15 2015-01-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nA speaker at the upcoming\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/s-ga-growing-local-2015\">\r\nSouth Georgia Growing Local Conference<\/a>\r\njust got a national award in San Francisco.\r\n<p>\r\nPress release via ABAC,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/growinggeorgia.com\/features\/2015\/01\/georgia-farmer-wins-national-award-cooking-oil\/\">\r\nGeorgia Farmer Wins National Award for Cooking Oil<\/a>,\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/growinggeorgia.com\/features\/2015\/01\/georgia-farmer-wins-national-award-cooking-oil\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/d3ic0npywpvifd.cloudfront.net\/media\/2014\/12\/ga-2015-01-15-oliver-farms-02.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nA Georgia farmer took home a coveted Good Food Award in the oils\r\ncategory this week.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOliver Farm Pecan Oil was recognized Thursday at the Good Food Award\r\nceremony in San Francisco.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nSince he started pressing food oils in 2012, Clay Oliver has\r\nexpanded to produce cooking oils from sunflower, pecan and peanuts\r\nfrom the family homestead near Pitts, Ga.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n&ldquo;It&#8217;s great to be from the South and up against other\r\nproducers from across the country &#8230; and then <!--more-->\r\n\r\nto win with the pecan\r\noil. It&#8217;s really great,&rdquo; Oliver said.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nIn its fifth year, Good Food Awards are given to winners in 11\r\ncategories: beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, coffee,\r\nconfections, pickles, preserve, spirits, oil and our newest\r\ncategory, honey. Awards are given to producers and their food\r\ncommunities from each of five regions of the US. The Good Food\r\nAwards Seal, found on winning products, assures consumers they have\r\nfound something exceptionally delicious that also supports\r\nsustainability and social good.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nThe Good Food Awards oil category recognizes America&#8217;s tastiest\r\nfruit, nut, and seed oils from pioneering producers who hold to the\r\nhighest standards of quality and sustainability. Whether from\r\nolives, hazelnuts, or squash seeds, Good Oil is pressed and bottled\r\nwithout the use of added heat, chemical extractors, artificial\r\nadditives, or GM ingredients. www.goodfoodawards.org.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n&ldquo;The Good Food Award criteria represent the quality, purity,\r\nand dedication to sustainability that our business is built\r\non,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;All of the Oliver Farm Artisan Oils are\r\ncold pressed, unrefined and non-GMO. This process allows us to\r\ndeliver pure oil that tastes like the nut it comes from and also\r\nretains the nutrients and health benefits that are lost in some\r\nother forms of processing. We are very pleased that our Georgia\r\nGrown product is being recognized nationally.&rdquo;\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nPecan oil has a very high smoke point, making it useful in saut\u00c3\r\ning, baking, salad dressing, dips and even as a butter substitute.\r\nMany farm-to-table restaurants and acclaimed chefs are using Oliver\r\nFarm Oils and sharing uses. Recipes and uses are available at\r\noliverfarm.com, which also offers the oils for sale.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nOliver Oils are produced on the Oliver Farm, a Centennial Farm, in\r\nWilcox County. Clay is a fifth generation farmer continuing a legacy\r\nof over 100 years in his family. Clay and his wife Valerie have two\r\ndaughters, Maggie and Mollie.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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. 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