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Yes — the bowls are made from the pruned wood of existing olive trees, not from felling new ones. It is a way of using a resource the groves already produce.

Wash by hand with mild soap and warm water, dry it, and rub it occasionally with a little food-safe oil to keep the grain rich. It needs little more than that.

The wood is seasoned before turning, and olive wood is dense and stable. Keep it away from long soaking and harsh heat, and it will hold its shape for years.

Yes — the bowls are finished with a food-safe oil and are made for serving food, salads, fruit and bread. They are not for the oven or microwave.

No — each bowl is turned from its own piece of wood, so the grain, the dark streaks and the exact shape are unique to it. That is part of what makes it a hand-made piece.

It comes from olive trees that are pruned in Palestine. Rather than letting the pruned wood go to waste, it is seasoned and turned by hand into bowls — the tree gives again.