De Rust has the perfect climate and soil for high quality olive oil production. Our orchard has Frontoio, Coratina, Arbequina and a few Mission trees. Coratina is a variety that produce high amounts of phenolic compounds which acts as anti-oxidants and stabilize the oil. Frontoio produces high yields of a stronger more fruity oil. Arbequina is a variety that grows best in alkaline soils and is the champion in our orchard. It produces small olives with high amounts of mild buttery and fruity oil. The Mission trees produce large fruits with very little oil and is used more as table olives. We named our oil after Varsfontein, the pure fresh water comes from a very deep borehole. Our olives are hand-picked and cold-pressed using a small press on the same day to yield excellent quality oil.