FROM GROVE TO TABLE
Local direct sales: olive oil with a known origin
At the Cooperativa de l’Albi we believe in keeping growers and customers close. When you buy our olive oil, you know who grew the olives and where the oil was made.
Local sales are regulated in Catalonia so that customers can identify farmers who sell their own produce.
What are local direct sales?
This regulated way of selling brings producers and customers closer together, either directly or through a short supply chain.
The scheme is governed by Decree 24/2013 of 8 January, as amended by Decree 254/2019.
Direct sales
The grower or growers’ association sells its produce directly to the final customer.
From grower to customer, without an intermediary.
Short supply chains
A maximum of one intermediary may take part between the grower or growers’ association and the final customer.
From grower to customer, with at most one intermediary.
The scheme is defined by the number of intermediaries between grower and customer, rather than a distance in kilometres.
Local sales at the Cooperativa de l’Albi
Since 1919 we have worked together to make olive oil that reflects our land and the people who farm it.
Our co-operative is accredited for both direct sales and short supply chains.
Local sales are part of our commitment to quality, our growers, the local economy and the landscape.
Accredited for direct sales and short supply chains
From the groves of Les Garrigues to your table
Our extra virgin olive oil reaches you in three steps.
1. Our members grow the olives
Our member families tend Arbequina olive groves in the heart of Les Garrigues.
2. We make the oil at our mill
The olives arrive at the co-operative mill, where we handle them carefully to preserve their quality.
3. The oil reaches your table
Buy directly from our farm shop or online shop, or find our oil through a short supply chain in restaurants and shops.
Why buy through a short supply chain?
Your purchase supports the people who work the land and the area they call home.
Known origin
Your oil comes from our members’ groves in Les Garrigues.
Support for growers
You help sustain a fairer, viable farming model rooted in the area.
Local economy
Your purchase supports local economic activity and employment.
A living landscape
You help preserve the landscape, farming culture and biodiversity of Les Garrigues.
Arbequina olives
Enjoy an internationally recognised oil made from the local Arbequina variety.
Oil with a local identity
Extra virgin olive oil with the origin, quality and identity of our co-operative.
Co-operative olive oil delivered to your home
Buy Arbequina extra virgin olive oil direct from the Cooperativa de l’Albi. Choose the size that suits your home and enjoy oil made with care at our mill.
Buy extra virgin olive oil
With the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya
This initiative to promote local sales is supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya through its Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
Read Decree 24/2013
