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Europe's Shifting Oilseed Map - Which Seeds Will Reach Small Presses in the Next Decade

2026-07-24 14:00:00

Europe's Shifting Oilseed Map - Which Seeds Will Reach Small Presses in the Next Decade

The map of oil crops in Europe looks nothing like it did a century ago, and...

Blue Field, Golden Seed - Growing Flax and the Craft of Pressing Linseed Oil

2026-07-11 12:18:53

Blue Field, Golden Seed - Growing Flax and the Craft of Pressing Linseed Oil

There is a sight in the Northern European countryside that lasts less time than rapeseed bloom...

Why Does Oil Have Its Colour? The Chemistry of Colour in a Bottle of Freshly Pressed Oil

2026-07-03 12:13:33

Why Does Oil Have Its Colour? The Chemistry of Colour in a Bottle of Freshly Pressed Oil

Line up six bottles of oil pressed on the same day, on the same machine, by...

What Goes On Inside a Screw Oil Press? The Physics, History, and Wonder of Pressing Oil

2026-06-29 13:00:15

What Goes On Inside a Screw Oil Press? The Physics, History, and Wonder of Pressing Oil

Watching a thin stream of golden oil trickle from a press, it is easy to assume...

Roasting Seeds - Why Heat Treatment Is the Foundation of Home Oil Production

2026-06-25 11:15:20

Roasting Seeds - Why Heat Treatment Is the Foundation of Home Oil Production

More and more people are discovering that oil does not have to be an anonymous product...