Right From The Olive ®-Mypolotamos ® is a "greening" endeavor and donations are made to NRDC 's BioGems Initiative, Plant Your Roots in Greece, and to Doctors Without Borders/MS/
About "Right From The Olive" ®-Mylopotamos ®
Welcome to Right From the Olive-Mylopotamos, a family operated endeavor based in the US and the sister company-importers in the Americas of “Mylopotamos Health Foods” from Rethymno-Crete, Greece. Our main product is the smoothly green-colored, aromatic, and fruity tasting first cold pressing premium extra virgin olive oil from N. Mylopotamos, Crete. Right From The Olive ® - Mylopotamos® Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil is produced exclusively with the finest Koroneiki olives, strongly recommended for salad preparations, healthy cooking, and drizzling over foods (see images in Gallery).
The N. Mylopotamos olive groves are located at the Northern basal slopes of Ida Mountain (Psyloreitis) in Crete, the mythological location where god Zeus was cradled at as an infant.
After working in the region of Mylopotamos in Crete for nearly two decades, the husband and wife team, exposed to the local cultural habits and traditions, working as anthropologist and artist, respectively, began research & testing for the finest olive oil in the region. Through old frienships, experience and heritage, coming from families of olive oil and wine producers for many generations prior to 1922 in Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace, this venture was set forth!
About the N. Mylopotamos Rethymno-Crete Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
The breathtaking beauty of the physical environment in N. Mylopotamos-Crete, nurtured by its rich archaeological record, ethno-historic heritage and the splendor of its cultural legacy, architecture, music, festivities, and cuisine were part of the inspiration for this venture. Add to that the warm-heartedness and hospitality of the local people, as well as their sensitivity and respect to trans-generational wisdom.
Human ecology and the uniquely favorable climatic conditions of the region help sustain a rich floral and faunal biodiversity while contributing to the optimal growth of the olive. The well drained calcareous sediments and relative aridity of the reddish soil as well as the deeply rooted traditions of olive tree cultivation, harvesting and pressing of olives add to this unique formula. Such conditions comprise significant components for the production of great quality Right From The Olive ® - Mylopotamos ® Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil, unmatched as it may be in its excellent quality in the circum-Mediterranean region.
The European Union (EU) acknowledging the exceptional value and attributes of our Extra Virgin and Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, declared the Northern Mylopotamos olive groves a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) via regulation of 2092/91. Most recently the USDA/NOP also awarded us their stamp of approval, as the first and only such company in Crete-Greece, for our organic cultivation, production and general methodology. Further, we received in November, 2007, the OU kosher pareve certification.
In the Catskill Mountains Park of New York
Reminiscent of the breathtaking views of Mylopotamos in Crete, we selected to establish the main location of our company, A & N Specialties, LLC., within the surrounding beauty of the Catskill Mountains Park area in Shandaken, New York, where history, dedicated people and respect for the environment blend in gracefully as the backdrop of our endeavor. Additional company sites are located in N.Y.C.