Generations of one family
Our story with olives goes back generations, to a time when the land fed the family, and whatever it produced was meant for selling, sharing and trading goods.
The land that fed the family
According to our father's story, our great-grandfather and grandfather lived solely off the land — it fed the family. Alongside olives, they also grew grapevines, cherries, figs and almonds.
Cherries were sold to buyers, grapes were made into wine, figs were dried, and they also produced brandy (rakija) and olive oil.
Wine, brandy, oil and dried figs were sold, but also traded — at a time when the land was a source of food, work, trade and mutual exchange.
Born in 1939.
When he took over care of the olive groves after our grandfather's death, he continued tending the family's olives and approached it very seriously. Although he grew up around the land and olives, he believed experience alone wasn't enough — he kept learning, educating himself and improving.
"He believed the olive tree can always give its best, you just need to know how to give it what it needs."
The olive grove in Jezera
The olive grove in Jezera was our father's special love. It sits right by the sea, overlooking the Kornati islands. He planted some of the trees himself, while other, older trees were restored and continued to be tended.
"As a child I took part in planting those olive trees. For the first few years, during the summer months, after swimming I would go with my father to water the young trees, until they were strong enough to withstand the summer thirst on their own."
