One postman revolutionized the avocado industry; by the 1970s, the variety he created had become the leading one and a major ...

Avocados have been grown in the Central American tropics since at least 750 BC, according to the California Avocado Commission. California didn’t get its first avocado trees until the 1800s. Only one ...

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The history of California avocado production begins in Mexico. In 1911, a nurseryman in Altadena enlisted the assistance of a Mexico City resident in searching out desirable avocado varieties. Soon, ...

Woman holding an avocado in her hand against a blurred background of avocados - Oscar Wong/Getty Images It feels like avocados exploded in popularity a few years ago. I'm a millennial, and growing up, ...

For Andrew and Belinda Burnet, from Burnbar Fruit in northern New South Wales, it is all about the variety, the growing method and when to pick the fruit. The couple grows three varieties of avocados ...

Avocados possess high nutritional value with proven effectiveness in preventing cardiovascular diseases, attributed primarily to their unsaturated fatty acids content. This fruit is also rich in ...

Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all. In my book “Avocado: A Global History,” I explain how the avocado survived a ...

It feels like avocados exploded in popularity a few years ago. I'm a millennial, and growing up, no one talked about making avocado chips, fries, salad, or all the other zillion ways people have found ...