Olive Picking

Here are a few pictures from our trip to the countryside of Rome to participate in some olive picking--an activity that quickly turned into a bunch of twenty-somethings having olive wars (Yes, I was one of the people reprimanded for throwing olives.  The other kids started it).   And honestly, I was more into taste testing than the whole manual labor thing, but who can blame me?

so artsy.

Solo shot in an olive tree

Maturity at its finest (sorry, Emma)

View from the buildings at the farm

One of our program coordinators, Francesco, showing us how it's done

Old school olive pressing machine

Laying it on thick

The real reason for going on this trip--eating

Playing some calcio

First course: roasted chicken and potatoes with rosemary

Main course: porchetta (pork roast with rosemary, garlic, and other herbs and spices)