1358 Salford Drive
Houston, TX 77008
Find Your "Roots",
Find Your Healthy
Way Of Living
The sun kisses the branches of our olive trees.
The rain and the air whisper ancient secrets to them.
We observe nature mature the olives and we hand pick them for you at the right time.
Our premium quality Roots Extra Virgin Olive Oil has its Roots in the southwest part
of Peloponnese Greece, between the towns of Koroni and Pylos in the province
of Messinia that is well known for the great quality of its Olive Oil.
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Identified with the history of Greece since ancient times, the olive tree was, according to Greek mythology, the gift of the goddess Athena to the inhabitants of the city that was to take her name. Since then, the olive tree has been the symbol of peace, strength, blessing, victory, and protection.
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In ancient times Olympic champions were crowned with an olive branch.
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Olive oil was also used as a natural preservative, as well ass for body, skin and hair care.
“Liquid Gold”
There is a reason why Homer called it "liquid gold." Its mystical glow illuminated history. Olive oil has been more than mere food to the people of the Mediterranean: it has been medicinal, magical, an endless source of fascination and wonder and the fountain of great wealth and power.
"Roots" invites you to taste our unique premium olive oil products and let them become a part of your everyday life.
Olive Oil
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Rich in monounsaturated fats of high nutritional value olive oil has antioxidant as well as anti-inflammatory attributes. Consuming olive oil shields our body from free radicals that cause damage to cells.
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During the Classical era 480 BC to 323 BC, Greek philosophers such as Dioscorides, Diocles, Anaxagoras and Empedocles studied in depth the medicinal properties of olive oil and its historical importance as a nutritious source of health.
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Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) revealed the science of olive oil production, while the great legislator of Athens, Solon (639 BC - 559 BC), introduced the first legislation for the protection of olive producers that did not allow more than two olive trees per year to be cut from the city's olive groves.
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In the Hippocratic Code (Hippocrates 470 BC - 400 BC known as the "Father of Medicine") there are more than 60 medicinal uses of olive oil, while Plutarch (45 AD - 120 AD) in his Ethics, refers to its healing qualities.
