“La Cultivada was born from a dream that wanted to come true. In 2007 I returned to the south, closer to the land cultivated by my ancestors, with the intention of creating a name for our family-produced olive oil. An oil that by virtue of its quality would echo the values of civilizing agricultural practices and their ancestral pact with nature. I devoted myself to the olive tree, and became an entrepreneur and an ambassador for a juice that affirms the identity of the Mediterranean, bears witness to time-honoured heritage and promotes a healthy lifestyle. La Cultivada is a taste revealing the spirit of a region. It invites us to be conscious and creative both in the kitchen and while we eat, nourishing the senses, the soul and the heart. La Cultivada is aesthetics and ethics; health and gratitude; it is listening to nature and a mythological experience.” Elena Vecino, Founder of La Cultivada

More than a century after the family mill was created, Elena brought in new varieties of olives to be cultivated on her land near in Cordoba: the first arbequina trees in Andalusia, along with hojiblanca and picual. These young trees have adapted well to the terrain and now accompany the last vestiges of lechín trees to be found in the region, whose shape and size invite us to travel back through time. Elena and her team are selecting the best olives in the groves to offer organic green fruitiness oils of the highest quality.