Month: April 2026

Paso Robles Hosts First Annual Women in Olive Oil Retreat

By Linda Reed An unseasonably warm breeze wafted through the patio of the Paso Robles Inn, where seventeen enthusiasts from around the globe gathered to talk about olive oil. Among them were growers and producers, sommeliers and educators, marketers and aficionados. The occasion was the first annual retreat held by Women in Olive Oil (WIOO). […]

WWSF is looking for candidates fort his year’s Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life

The Swiss-based Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF), the international humanitatian ngo behind International Day of Rural Women (October 15th), is looking for candidates for its annual Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life. Designed to draw international attention to laureates’ contributions and award them 1000USD of support, the prize was created in Geneva in 1994 […]