Provence

Moulin Bonaventure

Moulin Bonaventure in Valensole is a producer of organic extra virgin olive oil AOP from Haute-Provence. The farm is located in the heart of Haute-Provence on the Valensole plateau, which has a special terroir. The Valensole area is particularly known for its vast expanses of lavender fields and almond trees. Olive trees are rare, but thrive on the southern slopes with rocky soil at an altitude of 600 meters, between the Durance and the Verdon, where there is plenty of sunshine and clean air.

Moulin Bonaventure has been cultivating 30 hectares of organic farming since 1978, with olives, almonds and lavender as the main crops. In 2005, they installed an olive oil mill on the farm so they can press their own olives and produce their own oils. In 2018, they won a gold medal at the Salon d'Agriculture in Paris for best Provence olive oil.