— MAKER · ES —
Solé
Olive-wood grinders turned from Andalusian windfall.
Andalusia, Spain · Founded 2018
Andalusia, Spain · est. 2018
Carmen and Pablo Solé are second-generation olive farmers in the Sierra de Cádiz. In 2018 they began turning grinders from windfall and prunings off their own three-hundred-tree grove — wood that had previously been burnt as firewood. Each grinder takes about four hours from raw branch to finished piece. The grain of every one is different; that's the point.
— THE PROCESS —
How it actually gets made.
Pablo's grove, post-storm. The wood Solé works with.
Drying rack. Six months minimum before turning.
Turning on the lathe. Carmen's bench.
Hand-finishing. Natural oil, no varnish, never sealed.
— SOURCING STANDARD —
Every test, passed.
Certifications held
FSC (the grove is certified; windfall is exempt but they hold the certification)
Last NATURAGROW visit
October 2025
Next scheduled
October 2026
Audited by NATURAGROW · Annual founder interview on file · All 7 Sourcing Standard tests verified
Read the full Sourcing Standard →“We were burning this wood. Now it lives in someone's pocket for twenty years. The grove gives twice.”
— Carmen Solé, co-founder
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