Olive Hit has been closed for years, try Olive Pit. Was a nice taco truck out front thoughread more

--- Picking the right olive ---…read more As you travel up and down I-5 between the Bay Area and Oregon, you'll undoubtedly see the signs for the Olive Pit 3 hrs north of San Francisco. While the Olive Pit has plenty of touristy products and a snack bar, it'd be a loss to miss its lesser known cousin, the Olive Hut. For almost a decade, Corning (which houses both the Olive Pit and the Olive Hut) has been our stopping point on travels through Northern California. We had always passed by the Olive Hut (it's visible just barely from I-5 - see photos) but never stopped in. This last time, on a jog, I got a better look at it and looked it up online. Turns out the Olive Hut is owned by a family farm, La Conda Ranch. The story around the farm is a good one which I'll leave to the reader: http://www.catechnologies.com/LaConda/aboutus.html. We also found the Olive Hut blog (http://www.olivehut.blogspot.com/) where the owner of La Conda Ranch and the Olive Hut has been blogging and posting recipes since 2007. Suffice to say, we knew we had to stop in. Although the Olive Hut is less than 30 seconds from the freeway, it is outside of downtown Corning and off the beaten path. If you take the South Rd exit in Corning (McDonalds, TA, and Jack in the Box), head east to Corning Rd (first light) and take a right. A block or two down, it'll be on the right-hand side at the corner of Viola and Corning Rd. (NOTE: If you're using Google Maps, their formal address (3487 Highway 99W) does not yield the right location. Instead enter in "Old Corning Road and Viola Ave, Corning, CA") Unlike the Olive Pit, most of the goods sold at the Olive Hut are from their own ranch. Olives and olive oil are the main attractions and are almost all from their ranch. (The one exception is a small sampling of olive oils from the Corning Olive Oil company who are friends that help them press their olives.) Their olive oils have won awards which they proudly display on the top shelf of their olive oils. They also sell honey (from Santa Rosa oddly enough), dried fruit, snacks, and have a little deli to boot. They have a sampling bar with honey, olives, and olive oil. It's clean and well put-together without any frills. The girl behind the counter was friendly and helpful without being sales-y. We chatted with her. She explained the different kinds of olives, when they're harvested, how they're processed. They process them right there at the hut! She's not from the Patton family but she does help out when they process the olives. We'd love to come back when they're processing olives some time! The selection is healthy but not overwhelming. We ended up walking out with two jars of olives, three olive oils, and a little wooden gift box with four more olive oils we selected. On a side note, taking a run up Viola, Woodson, or any of the little roads off of Corning Rd is awesome. No cars, lots of groves of olive trees, and cute houses. My Yelp reviews are typically done in bullets but couldn't help raving a little about this place. On to the bullets... + The goods are mostly from their farm. They aren't kidding when they say "Farmer to you." This is so increasingly rare these days. + Doesn't feel like a tourist trap. The store feels like they cleaned out a processing barn for the off-season and setup tables and shelves. + Prices are surprisingly affordable. Which means you can afford to buy a ton while helping the family farm movement. + Helpful and friendly people. - Being off the beaten path, there aren't a lot of stores, shops nearby to browse if you're in to that sort of thing. (I'd highly recommend a walk along the olive groves along Viola or one of the side streets near the Olive Hut). - It's not huge if you're looking for a destination. It'll be at best a half hour stop. - Not a ton of ready-to-eat food options. They have an more extensive kitchen but for some reason, it wasn't operational when we visited.

We enjoyed our stop at Moonbeam farm. Caz educated us on lavender and loofa. I had no idea that…read moreloofa was a part of the cucumber family and that it grows on vines! We learned so much. My husband was even interested in everything that we learned. We had lots of questions and Caz answered them. The man who works on the farm was so kind to bring out some fresh lavender for us to have. Thank You! We took a self guided tour of the loofas. Fascinating. I had fun shopping in the store. There were so many different items for sale. I got some fun gifts for my girlfriends back in San Diego. If you love lavender, like I do, or if you're curious about loofa, be sure to plan a stop at this farm. Be sure to check out their website for current hours. www.MoonBeamFarm.com They offer classes. It would be so much fun to get together with friends and take a class. Check it out. Note- if you have an RV, check out Harvest Hosts. You can camp overnight at the lavender farm.

We have been to Corning so many times over the years and I never knew this place existed until last…read moreweek. Moonbeam Farm and Country Store have such a cute selection of lavender products and gifts. The staff was so friendly and helpful. They said their products are all organic and do not include parabens. The lotion and lotion bar are my favorite. They smell and feel great. We will definitely go back on our next trip up north. They also sell online.

Cute little place love the taste testing lol very friendly staff and good olive and optionsread more

Came here for the RV parking and other reviews and pictures showing they had breakfast items. They…read morehave one of those. RV Parking is as advertised. Nice pull through spots. As far as breakfast...nope. We were informed they "don't do breakfast" and "those must be old photos". So we settled for early lunch for the kids and mediocre coffee. House coffee, dark roast, is decent but my wife's latte was very watery. This place has potential and I'm sure others like it just fine but we won't be back.

Business was closed. Cyclone fence around entire building. I ended up going to the Olive Pit.read more

Corning Olive Oil Company is the original real deal! They provide the olive oils for many other…read morecompanies including the the Olive Pit! This place is a family run business. If you go there tell them to show you the bottles of all the olive oil companies that they bottle for! Amazing!!! It's not fancy but you can't beat the prices or the friendly welcoming! Do yourself a favor and treat yourself with a visit to the Corning Olive Oil Company. (They just got their first load of green olives so production will start any day now!) By the way they have homemade balsamic vinegars too! The blackberry balsamic is the bomb!

DO NOT PLACE ONLINE ORDERS…read more The email account for placing online orders (nashsoli@nashsoliveoil.com) seems to have been compromised. I sent payment of over $250 for an order of olive oil via Zelle, after confirming the payment details over email. After not receiving the order or any further communication for weeks, I contacted Nash via phone. He said he had not heard from me since my initial inquiry, and had not received any funds. He said he did not know the person I had been instructed to send the funds to. **I do not think Nash is aware of the ongoing imposter scam, but other customers should be warned away from placing orders online.** The olive oil is really wonderful - just purchase it in person.

Ever since I was in college, I would go to olive oil tastings with my mom. It's the first booth I…read morewill seek out at a farmer's market and I don't dither with flavored olive oils. While I regularly buy from Katz, I will always seek out and buy from independent farmers who press their own (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/01/19/133050281/how-olive-oil-and-ibuprofen-can-make-you-want-to-cough). While driving to a retreat at the nearby New Clairvaux Abbey, I saw the gigantic pimiento stuffed olive statue pointing the way to Corning and looked up Nash's Olive Oil. They're open Wednesday's - Friday's from 11 to 5 and I had one day to check it out and try all their olive oils. It was more than worth the trip. Dellene and her husband have been growing, harvesting, and pressing their olive oils since 1997. The olive trees are over 100 years old and the olives for the olive oil must be hand picked because of the old olive trees' size. They are pressed on an olive press imported and hand-picked by Dellene's husband who traveled to Italy. Many viscissitudes can harm an olive harvest, such as wind, fire, too much rain, too little rain, and now, difficlty finding the good pickers and pressers. This last year's harvest was abundant and let's pray this year's is just as if not more! They have three types of plain olive oils along with flavored ones: Manzanillo, Sevillano, and Mission full body. I absolutely loved the peppery Manzanillo the best, but bought the buttery and well-rounded Sevillano as gifts for my pals-- they will love it. I hope you have a chance to taste the beautiful olive oils at Nash's, not just because they are complex, well-rounded, and delicious olive oils, but because they are made by very good people.

Founded in California in 1912, Bell-Carter Foods is the largest table olive producer in the United…read moreStates and the second largest in the world. You'll find their products in just about every supermarket including the Publix here in Cape Coral. Bright red cans are hard to miss. We bought two cans today and enjoyed them. Mom put them in her salad but I buzzed my way through a small bowl of them as my evening snack. Good fats! Interestingly, the co-founder of the company Arthur Bell invented the "pitter-chopper," which is now used across the olive industry. Who knew? [Review 16883 overall - 314 in California - 398 of 2022.]

Lindsay was purchased by Bell-Carter Foods LLC. They kept the Lindsay name that has been producing…read moreolives for over 100 years. My family always purchased Lindsay Brand. I was fortunate enough to find them at Costco. I typically buy a cheap brand at my local grocer. I like buying them on line. The six cans that were recently delivered will last me a long time. Next time I go to the local grocery I'll see if I find the Lindsay Brand. For now I'm glad COSTCO carries these plump juicy olives!

The employees are rude. They treat you like you are in the way. They put poallets and carts…read morediagonally across isles and block entire isles and won't move for customers. We are treated as though we are fixtures to be rerouted because you are stocking an aisle. It's ridiculous that you don't train your employees to move to one side and leave aisles open. One time, the entire center aisle was blocked by pallets, and the only way to get to the registers was walk around the entire store. Ridiculous. If you don't want customers being there, and we are in the way, close the store while you are stocking items. Even your 3rd party distributers do it. It's rude and it's typical at your store.

Very immature worker and lazy teens, my daughter was trying to get groceries for the house and she…read morecomes home crying because of the harsh things they said about her. Please teach the workers to be respectful and keep personal business out of work.

I have been to both here and SNB upick down the road. Despite the former being smaller in scale,…read morethey have far superior berries. To my knowledge Hansen's used pesticides to spray their berries, SNB does not. The berries here are big and full which is nice and encouraging for children, but are pretty much flavorless. I still prefer SNB's sweet, plump delicious berries.

We had lots of fun this morning picking blueberries at Hansen's farm! They provide gallon buckets,…read moreand you pick and fill your bucket. $15/gallon.

I got chips that were opened at the corner. MEL the manager asked what he wanted me to do about…read morethis. Sir as I stated FYI . I'm not wasting my gas for a bag of $3.98 chips you sir don't have to do anything. I pay cash in your store and I'm sure another store will take my money.

Talked to one of the owners and she was so friendly! This store is clean and actually has prices…read morethat beat the local competition! Give this place a try! They even beat some Walmart prices!!