Louisa Farms
Farmer
About
Louisa Farms owes its name to Louisa Kontaxi-Batistatou, born in 1926 and raised in the olive-rich Kalamata region of the Peloponnesus. Growing up, Louisa learned first hand about the healthy “secrets” of extra virgin olive oil from her extended family’s olive farming holdings located throughout beautiful Kalamata, the Peloponnesus, and the Ionian islands.
Following her marriage in 1953 to native Kefalonian and renowned Orthodox Greek theologian Dionissios Batistatos, Louisa served as a Red Cross nurse for years, devoting herself to comforting those still struggling with the effects of Germany’s WWII occupation and the subsequent Greek civil war. While tending to the sick and needy, Louisa promoted the medicinal benefits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) as a natural supplement for a healthy diet.
She continued to pursue this passion for healthy, natural daily nutrition throughout her long life, while teaching about the symbolic importance of olive oil in Greece’s own cultural history. Today, her children and grandchildren continue to honor Louisa’s memory and her deep belief in the healing and positive dietary benefits of EVOO by offering THIAKO EVOO and KORONEIKO EVOO, each one harvested from a single variety of olives (Thiakes, Koreoneikes) grown in Skineas, on the gorgeous Ionian island of Kefalonia.
Louisa’s descendants invite you to enjoy the distinct THIAKO and KORONEIKO flavors and to benefit from its unsurpassed nutritional value. Louisa Farms' olive oils are award-winning and have been recognized by various international competitions for their exceptional quality and taste. Louisa's lessons and love for exquisite EVOO can be found in the distinct mixture of fruitiness, bitterness, and pungency of this Kefalonia-harvested single variety olive oil, sure to please all EVOO lovers.
Programs and Partners
Production Practices
Integrated Pest Management Permaculture Design Holistic Management Non Gmo Antibiotic And Hormone Free No Till
At Louisa Farms, we are committed to producing the highest quality extra virgin olive oil using sustainable and environmentally responsible practices. Our olives are handpicked at the optimal stage of ripeness to ensure the highest quality oil is produced. We strictly adhere to traditional methods of cultivation and harvest to preserve the unique and authentic flavors of our single-variety olive oils.
We are proud to ensure that our products meet rigorous environmental and social standards and that our olives are grown using sustainable practices that promote soil health and biodiversity.
Our commitment to quality and sustainability has not gone unnoticed. Our THIAKO and KORONEIKO extra virgin olive oils have been recognized with several awards, including the prestigious London International Olive Oil Competition and the New York International Olive Oil Competition. These awards reflect our unwavering dedication to producing the finest quality olive oils, while also protecting the environment for future generations.
Location
Vienna, VA
Manager
Our team at Louisa Farms is composed of individuals who are passionate about creating high-quality, nutritious and delicious extra virgin olive oil.
Dionissios And Chris Batistatos, Louisa's two grandsons, serves as the Founders of the company; Dionissios brings his business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit to the family enterprise. He has a degree in Economics & Philosophy from McGill university and Masters in Food & Resource Economics from UBC , which he has used to grow the business while staying true to the family's values and commitment to quality. Chris, well Chris is obsessed with olive oil and ecologically sustainable agriculture he makes sure the we produce olive oil of the highest quality and in such a way that production enriches the surrounding ecology rather than depleting it. Chris is also a UVA alumni with a bachelors degree in Economics and Philosophy.
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