Olives in Farmstead World — crop in the game, and what it is on a real farm.
Olives grow on small evergreen trees that live for centuries and thrive in hot, dry summers with water at their roots.
The fruit is too bitter to eat straight from the tree; curing in brine or pressing for oil is what makes it food.
Farm facts about olives
Olives have been grown around the Mediterranean for thousands of years, and a single tree can keep bearing fruit for centuries. (en.wikipedia.org)
Table olives and oil olives are different crops in practice: eating olives are cured in brine or lye to remove bitterness, while oil olives go straight to the press. (en.wikipedia.org)