With over 100 years of olive oil production in Oroville, California, starting with Mrs. Ehmann in 1898, Lodestar is proud to carry on the tradition of farming a quality extra virgin olive oil. Oroville, California, the birthplace of commercial California olive production, is the only region in California that can claim a distinct flavor and style. That style and flavor is inherent in every bottle of Lodestar Olive Oil.

lode-star (l_d’stär’), n. 1. a star by which one directs his course; especially, the North Star.
2. a guiding ideal; model for imitation. Webster’s New World Dictionary of the American Language: 1959.