Posted By Nina Rangel on Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 1:32 PM click image YouTube Screenshot / Texas Farm Bureau San Antonio native Saundra Winokur, a pioneer of Texas olive industry, and has died. Saundra Winokur, an acclaimed pioneer of Texas olive cultivation, died last week after a years-long battle with cancer. Winokur, who owned and operated Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard in Elmendorf, just south of San Antonio, has been known as a trailblazer in the Texas olive industry since her orchard’s 1998 inception. One of the state s first organic commercial olive growing operations, Sandy Oaks tended its trees with sustainability in mind, using only natural fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.