the best we can be, you know, just like anybody. >> walking around his 76 acres of olive trees, sean mccauleyadmits he's living his dream. on the mccauley's brothers olive grove, dozens of family members, friends, and workers are all picking olives the centuries-old way--by hand. so you look busy there, sir. >> yes. >> what's your technique? >> i'm just kind of sliding it down, trying not to do too much damage to the tree, you know. i don't want to do too much damage to it. i don't want to put it in shock. we want to show it love so that way, it will do more next year, you know? >> mccauley, a second generation farmer, knows that despite the fun, there's also plenty of hard work ahead. last year, his company produced 1,100 gallons of california olive oil. now, the first rule of harvesting is don't let those olives fall on the ground. >> just like an apple, if you drop an apple on its face, it bruises, and that raises the acidity of your oil. and so, the less bruising, the sooner it gets to the press--so you want to press the same or the next day. that's important. >> sean's parents were almon