"Richard M. Kennedy" wrote in message
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Are there any California ripe eating olives that you would compare in
quality to imported olives, particularly those from, say, Greece,
which are my favorites.

Ripe olives only come from California. There is no way to compare them with
pickled, salt or oil cured olives from elsewhere. However, you can get very
good California Ripe olives as well as the Mediterranean styles of olives in
California. Unfortunately these come from small processors. Some suggestions
have been posted here. My favorite is from Strathmore Olives. Mostly
available in Central California. It is a small family business.

Charlie