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Children know them as culinary finger puppets, but olives are a growing industry that may surprise you. Whether it is black, green, extra virgin, or refined, olives and olive oils have an interesting history and process to get them in our food. Ciriaco Chavez, Director of Agriculture & Innovation at Redlands Farm Holding, tells us the ins and outs of this "survival" fruit and what it takes to get dozens of different variations out to consumers.