Wenlock House, Blenheim, 1998. Slight wear at bottom left of spine, previous owner's name / phone number at top of front endpaper, sticker of bookseller at bottom of front endpaper, otherwise good secondhand condition.

Mike Ponder, New Zealand's pioneer olive grower and oil producer, cuts through the mystique and traditions of growing olives and gives the reader an easy to follow, step-by-step background to their cultivation, covering all aspects from choosing the right site to pressing the oil. This book is also a valuable record of the first decade of modern olive growing in New Zealand, recording the hope, the excitement, and the disappointments.