Or something to that effect. It's Queen Creek Olive Company in Queen Creek, AZ. It's a two hour drive up I-10 to SR87 and then meander north and east and sometimes south on country roads, past hydroponic grown vegetable patches and very large prisons. It was an adventure. The GPS was right on so that wasn't a problem. We drove through several small towns, none of which I'd ever heard of before today. Queen Creek is just outside Sen Tan, AZ. Sen Tan and a couple other towns look really new and just built. Side walks and gutters with beautiful landscaping.
The festival was in honor of their olive pressing that they completed the third week of December 2013. We saw some of the trees that were a part of the landscaping but none of the main crop. We saw where they press the olives by centrifugal force after they whole olive is crushed to bring out the extra virgin olive oil that they sell. I purchased Myer lemon infused olive oil and Ron got a jar of olive tapenade. Lots of healthy food, we think. Couldn't get close to the lunch counter to check it out but the food that was on people's plates as they moved outside to enjoy their lunch looked very inviting. We opted for a cup of their fresh roasted coffee and sharing a lemon/cranberry scone. Then stopped in Marana on the way back for a late lunch at Cracker Barrel.
It's not real big nor is it fancy but the combination of the trip and the place was a good experience. One we agreed we're be more than happy to repeat if our friends, Gerry and Larry, wanted to make the trip in the future. Sorry, I didn't take any pictures even though I had planned on it.
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