The Olive Route
Anglo-Irish actress Carol Drinkwater is perhaps most familiar to audiences for her award-winning portrayal of Helen Herriot in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small. A popular and acclaimed author and film-maker as well, Carol has published nineteen books. When she and her husband Michel purchased a rundown property overlooking the Bay of Cannes, France, they discovered sixty-eight, 400-year-old olive trees. Once the land was reclaimed and the olives gathered and pressed, Carol and Michel became the producers of top quality olive oil, and their farm has since gained an AOC (Appellation d’Origine Controllee). Her series of memoirs about her experiences (The Olive Farm, The Olive Season, The Olive Harvest, and Return to the Olive Farm) have become best sellers in the U.S. and abroad.
Carol’s fascination with the olive tree extended to a solo seventeen-month Mediterranean sojourn in search of its mythical secrets. The resulting travel books, The Olive Route and The Olive Tree, have inspired a recently completed five-part documentary film series entitled The Olive Route. Carol has also been invited to work with UNESCO to help found an Olive Heritage Trail around the Mediterranean Basin, with the dual goals of creating peace in the region and honoring the ancient heritage of the olive tree.
Join us for a lecture by Carol that will transport us along her journey of discovering the rich history and culture of the olive tree. The lecture will be followed by an olive oil tasting led by olive oil professional taster, teacher, researcher Alexandra Devarenne.
Date and time
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Location
The Horticultural Society of New York
148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor
New York City, NY
Agenda
6 p.m. Check-in and registration
6:30 Lecture
7:30 Olive oil tasting and book signing
Registration
$25 Members of the Garden Conservancy and Horticultural Society of New York
$35 General admission
Online registration is closed for this event.
Carol will be appearing in additional venues while she is in the New York area. Check her website (caroldrinkwater.com) for further information.
