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Ola’s Olives came about because of a couple of things: one, we loved olives, and two, we liked the idea of a downtown community market. For several years Bill and I were involved in activities to promote downtown St. Petersburg so participating in the Saturday Morning Market was a natural. |
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| Ola and Bill at the Saturday Morning Market on Central Avenue in Downtown St. Petersburg. |  |
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| Soon we were researching olive recipes and testing them on neighbors, family and friends. We got such positive feedback we decided to go for a wider audience. And besides, we were having fun and enjoyed eating all those delicious olives in our refrigerator. | ||
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Hmmm... what’s that little green one? | |
| Bill used his professional graphic design skills to create our distinctive black and white logo with its little stuffed green olive, and since I like red, we have lots of that, too. Bill produces our market signage and various promotional materials. A neighbor gave us our green market umbrella, which helps create our distinctive look at the market. | ||
| One of our sellouts, Garlic Romano Olives |  |
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| Our goal is to provide
a little taste of the Mediterranean in the form of the humble
olive - well, not so humble since we add herbs, garlic, spices, citrus
juices. Come on down and taste some. |
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