Last lesson on growing olives

Because Gianni speaks very broken English, it's very difficult to understand what he's saying.  In a previous writing, I said that if the olives were left in the tree too long they would rot.  Which is why on a few occasions had to have the "mover and shaker" come and shake the trees loose of olives.  Well apparently this method of harvesting his olives has only just been going on the past 2 years.  Before that, he let the olives fall when they were ready to fall meaning they were ripe.  But the weather has changed.  Last year and this there has been too much sun and not enough water.  Because of this weather change for this area, the olives stay on their branches too long and if not coaxed down, actually start to dry up and doesn't make the best oil.  So there it is.  Makes so much more sense because everyone knows that fruit drops when it is ready to be eaten.  And so the olive does too but only if Mother Nature cooperates.
This is the last week to collect the olives.  I survived it-7 weeks of grueling, agonizing work-6 days a week using my one day off most weeks to just rest. 
We collected about 17 ton of olives from the 1220 trees. (actually some of these 1220 trees gave us no olives because they were pruned last year).   They will grow many olives next year.   So possibly 800-900 trees gave olives.   It was the best year for quality Gianni has ever had.  Almost 0 acidity.  And about 3000 Liters of oil.  He has been doing this for 22 years.  He's had WWOOFers every year.
Also, inside each olive are many tiny "capsules" where the oil actually is.  These capsules must be broken open to extract the oil.  I'm done.
 I need to get on to my new place and PICK SOME AVOCADOS!!  But first, 4 days at the sea!
CIAO