Locally grown fresh leaves
 
Approximately 30 leaves per bag.
 
Packed with nutritional benefits, olive leaves are a staple in many Mediterranean and Middle Eastern diets. Olive leaves are said to have benefits for the digestive, nervous, and immune systems. They contain antioxidants and beneficial compounds that are anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory.
 
Potential Benefits include:
Antioxidant, Antihypertensive, Hypoglycemic, Hypocholesterolemic and Cardioprotective Activity.*
 
Use in tea, or grind into a powder to add to other foods. 
 
Fresh tisane leaves can be boiled in water for 2 minutes and simmered for 8, with adjustments to taste. They also pair well with our citrus leaves.
 
 
 
*Sources:
 
Vogel, P., Kasper Machado, I., Garavaglia, J., Zani, V. T., de Souza, D., & Morelo Dal Bosco, S. (2014). Polyphenols benefits of olive leaf (Olea europaea L) to human health. Nutricion hospitalaria, 31(3), 1427–1433. https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2015.31.3.8400 
 
Araki, R., Fujie, K., Yuine, N., Watabe, Y., Nakata, Y., Suzuki, H., Isoda, H., & Hashimoto, K. (2019). Olive leaf tea is beneficial for lipid metabolism in adults with prediabetes: an exploratory randomized controlled trial. Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.), 67, 60–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2019.05.003
 
 
 
 
 
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Also please keep in mind that we have a $40 minimum on all shipped orders. Can't think of what else to order? Support our local farm by purchasing a canvas tote, created by our design intern, with beautiful renderings of our microgreens, plants, and fruits. We also have notecards with renderings by all of the artists who have supported our farm, which make a great gift or addition to your stationary!