A rare farm on Salt Spring Island that produces extra virgin olive oil is up for auction on Aug. 12.
Bidding will start at $2.9 million each for two parcels of land totaling 74 acres.
After years of research showed the only climate in Canada mild and dry enough to support a commercial olive farm was in Salt Spring Island's Fulford Valley, Sheri Braun and her late husband George Braun, looked for years in numerous locations before settling here, planted olive trees and set up a processing facility.
