EO Mega+ Sachets: Olive Oil with a Purpose

<<4>> - Everything started at the end of 2014

<<8>> when big amounts of refugees

<<11>> start arriving on the island.

<<13>> At that time we had a small local restaurant.

<<17>> We were making 1,500 meals to 2,000 every day.

<<22>> - Nikos and Katerina have a model of integration

<<25>> where they employ local folks and refugees

<<28>> to work side by side.

<<29>> Because of our need to have a top-quality olive oil

<<32>> that we use in our EO Mega,

<<34>> we started to work with Home for All

<<37>> to provide us with their amazing olive oil.

<<40>> - We had the idea

<<41>> to create jobs for a better future,

<<44>> so then became to our mind this farm.

<<49>> - All the kitchen equipment came from doTERRA,

<<52>> then we can talk about the excavator.

<<55>> Also it's a donation from doTERRA.

<<58>> They bought it for us brand new

<<59>> that we open all the small rivers

<<62>> and bringing the water in the farm.

<<65>> All the trees we plant with the help of the excavator.

<<70>> Also the farm truck, we drive with this the olives

<<74>> from the olive groves here

<<77>> for the machine to produce the oil.

<<80>> And then we bringing the oil

<<81>> to the bottling place in Mytilene.

<<84>> - I first learned of Home for All's unique olive oil

<<87>> back in 2021.

<<88>> We've studied the olive oil for its nutritional profile,

<<92>> its specific fatty acid profile, its peroxide value,

<<96>> and its general and specific polyphenol content.

<<99>> It supports gut, metabolic, and skin health,

<<103>> but it is most well known

<<105>> for supporting heart, brain, and inflammatory health.

<<109>> Following sustainable sourcing practices ensures

<<112>> these natural gifts remain available

<<114>> for generations to come.

<<115>> - We harvest early morning.

<<118>> The first oil we will have from today

<<122>> four hours, let's say, maximum,

<<124>> we will make oil to send to doTERRA.

<<129>> Our trees are old trees, wild trees.

<<132>> They are all day under the sun.

<<135>> The reason we use the traditional ways,

<<139>> wooden sticks and hands,

<<141>> because we don't want to hurt the trees

<<145>> but also we don't want to support the pollution.

<<150>> After we finish the tree, we take the nets

<<152>> and we collect the olives to the center,

<<155>> and from here we clean from the leaves

<<158>> and immediately to put in the basket.

<<162>> Here are 11 people,

<<165>> eight refugees and three Greeks.

<<168>> So if someone comes to us

<<170>> and learn how to work with the olive trees,

<<173>> he can also continue to work with to someone else.

<<177>> Now we will put

<<178>> to the leaf-separator machine to be cleaned.

<<182>> And here it's also water and washing the olives.

<<186>> All the lands we have

<<189>> are not more than 20 minutes far from here.

<<192>> So wherever we collect olives, we come in here immediately.

<<197>> This is very important and special.

<<200>> We filter the oil here

<<202>> and start coming clean in this tank.

<<206>> So here we have a clean oil after filter.

<<211>> This is 13 litres, so it's next to him;

<<215>> when it's full, he knows

<<216>> that immediately he has about 60 bottles

<<220>> and we are very proud because we can offer help

<<224>> to the people in future.

<<226>> - When they leave, if they leave from here,

<<228>> they have one more skill.

<<230>> It's not only a job that's giving money now,

<<233>> but it's bringing a progress in their life.

<<236>> - So we plant olive trees, we produce olive oil,

<<242>> and we give people future.

<<245>> - I am in awe of what Nikos and Katerina have accomplished,

<<249>> from then providing meals and other necessities,

<<253>> to now providing safe employment

<<255>> for former and current refugees,

<<257>> helping them to integrate

<<260>> into a somewhat normal life in the community.