Olive Groves are Beginning to Take Root in the Foothills of the Alps

Olive Groves are Beginning to Take Root in the Foothills of the Alps

The goal is to produce a “Swiss-made” olive oil. Credit: Stew Dean CC BY 2.0 Rising temperatures and milder winters are creating a new agricultural opportunity in the foothills of the Alps in French-speaking Switzerland: olive groves. This once-unthinkable trend is gaining traction thanks to climate change and the efforts of trailblazing farmers like Frank Siffert, says a report in Olimerca. The average temperature in Switzerland in 2024 was 1.4…