Zaytoun olive oil for sale

May 2008:

We have bottles of .5 litre at £5 and bottles of .75 litre at £6.50.  

To order some oil  please email oliveoil at sheffieldpsc.org.uk. Please state how many bottles you would like. It comes in two sizes: 500ml and 750ml (£5 and £6.50 respectively)

About the oil

Palestinian farmers suffer enormous difficulties making a living. 60 per cent of their olive crop goes to waste because of security restrictions that prevent harvest and sale of olives. Olive groves have been destroyed to make way for illegal Israeli settlements and the Apartheid wall.

look at our Olive Pickers' blog, on our Sheffield Voices page, to hear more about the 2007 olive harvest and the difficulties and dangers faced by Palestinian families trying to harvest thier crop.

Trees are uprooted and burnt by settlers. Farmers are attacked in the fields attempting to harvest their crops and some have been murdered Zaytoun is a non profit organistion importing olive oil to the UK and Sheffield PSC are supporting their work by selling the oil locally - buy now while stocks last! For more information see www.zaytoun.org.

You can help support these farmers, their families and communities by buying the oil. The cost is £5.00 per 500ml bottle or £6.50 for a 75ml bottle

Not only will you be providing desperately needed support to the farmers in Palestine but you will also have a high quality ethically traded, wonderful tasting, bone enhancing, skin replenishing, organic item for your kitchen or someone else’s!