{"product_id":"sponsor-an-olive-tree-at-villa-fiorina","title":"Sponsor an Olive Tree at Villa Fiorina","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Sicilian countryside, 71 mature olive trees grow at \u003cstrong\u003eVilla Fiorina\u003c\/strong\u003e, our home in Sicily and the heart of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, we are opening a small portion of the grove to just 25 Founding Sponsors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour annual sponsorship helps support the care of the grove, including irrigation, seasonal maintenance, and the work that goes into bringing our olives to harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Sponsorship Includes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• One individually numbered olive tree at Villa Fiorina, reserved for your sponsorship year\u003cbr\u003e• Recognition as one of our original 25 Founding Grove Sponsors\u003cbr\u003e• A personalized digital sponsorship certificate\u003cbr\u003e• A harvest-season portrait of your actual sponsored tree\u003cbr\u003e• Grove and harvest updates from Villa Fiorina\u003cbr\u003e• Priority access to limited Villa Fiorina estate olive oil\u003cbr\u003e• One complimentary 500 mL bottle of extra-virgin olive oil produced from the Villa Fiorina grove harvest\u003cbr\u003e• The opportunity to arrange a visit to your sponsored tree if your travels bring you to Sicily\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Tree at Harvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn early November, when the trees at Villa Fiorina are heavy with olives, each Founding Sponsor's individual tree will be photographed in the grove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour personalized digital certificate and portrait of your actual tree will be delivered before Christmas each year you are a sponsor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGiving a Sponsorship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Villa Fiorina olive tree may also be sponsored as a gift. Your recipient's name can appear on the certificate, creating a Christmas gift connected to a real olive tree growing in Sicily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom Our Grove\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the harvest, each sponsor will receive one complimentary 500 mL bottle of extra-virgin olive oil produced from olives harvested from the Villa Fiorina grove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur olives will first be harvested and cold-pressed in Sicily, then bottled and prepared for shipment to the United States in accordance with applicable U.S. food import requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this process takes time, your complimentary bottle will arrive separately from your digital certificate and tree portrait. The oil will be shipped only after it has been cold-pressed, bottled, and the necessary requirements for lawful importation into the United States have been completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will keep our Founding Sponsors updated throughout the journey — from harvest and pressing in Sicily through bottling and the oil's eventual arrival in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe olives at Villa Fiorina are harvested and pressed together. Your bottle comes from the harvest of the grove in which your sponsored tree grows; it is not produced exclusively from the olives of an individual tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Founding Grove\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly 25 trees are being offered as part of our inaugural \u003cstrong\u003eFounding Grove\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese first sponsors will always be part of the story of the year we first opened the olive grove at Villa Fiorina to the Olive \u0026amp; Cord community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Note About the Harvest\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlive growing follows the rhythms of nature, and every harvest is different. Weather, growing conditions, and yields vary from year to year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSponsorship supports the annual stewardship of an individual tree and does not convey ownership of the tree, land, olives, or a guaranteed quantity of fruit from an individual tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnual Founding Grove Sponsorship · $195\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVilla Fiorina · Sicily\u003cbr\u003eOlive \u0026amp; Cord\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Villa Fiorina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53784253399403,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/4907\/1467\/files\/IMG-20260610-WA0011.jpg?v=1788074997","url":"https:\/\/oliveandcord.com\/products\/sponsor-an-olive-tree-at-villa-fiorina","provider":"Olive \u0026 Cord","version":"1.0","type":"link"}