The “San Felipe Apóstol” Cooperative is located in the municipality of Baeza, which lies at the geographic center of the province of Jaén and in a dominant position within the historic region of La Loma on the right bank of the Guadalquivir River, an area historically dedicated to olive cultivation and renowned for producing the finest Andalusian green gold.
The Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza “San Felipe Apóstol,” which currently has 500 members, was established in 1960. Since then, it has been dedicated to milling the olives from the groves cultivated by its members—approximately 200,000 olive trees from the Comarca de La Loma and neighboring areas—and bottling Extra Virgin Olive Oil, marketed under the brand “Balcón del Guadalquivir.”