You've all heard about the amazing extra virgin olive oil we produce in Tuscany. Maybe you also know that picking the olives in November is a labour of love for us small farmers - all hand picked under the frost and in some lucky days with some sun to warm us up. The olive picking has to be done very quickly so the picked olives don't wait more then 4 or 5 days until we take them in to be crushed and get our olive oil. The days are short so there is no time to stop to eat for lunch. But when the weather is really cold, nothing beats having a plate of hot soup in the middle of the olive grove. So one of the ladies will take the morning off to cook this soup to warm our souls. It makes a wonderful soup for a winter day!

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