It was clear from the outset: no olive oil shop without olive wood art! So we went to look for wood

Olive wood has been used for millennia application in the manufacture of kitchen appliances and everyday objects. Purify it with a damp cloth and rub it occasionally with a little olive oil, a so preserved to the beautiful grain and has years of enjoyment in the products.
It was clear from the outset: no olive oil shop without olive wood art! So we went to look for wood artists in our area. The tip of our gardener Altin took us to Monteriggioni, unit operations in food processing about 50 km south of Florence.
Several times we had to passers-by to ask for directions, so hidden was the workshop. Even when we were standing directly in front of the building, there was no evidence that led to the goal. There was no one to see, no sign, no car, no machinery, no wood. But suddenly opened as if by magic a goal ... obviously you had already noticed us!
Signor Gangoni We felt our way through the building and were suddenly in a spacious, dark and dusty wood workshop with "antique" turning lathes, band saws and planers. unit operations in food processing In between towering wooden planks, obviously precious olive wood, and wire baskets with semi-finished products and wooden sections. Now also Signor Gangoni unit operations in food processing stood before us ... "No English, unit operations in food processing no English!" He shouted at us desperately. We did not let us get rid of, but paved with the help of our "novice Italian" a hopeful business relationship.