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1. Where is your whole food grown? Are they domestic or imported?  

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1. Where is your whole food grown? Are they domestic or imported?  

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Avocados are native to humid, subtropical and Tropical regions. This includes Central and Northern South America. But most of our avocado supply is in Mexico.

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2. What is the production process? Farming techniques, processing (cleaning, cutting, etc), chemicals used, and/or any other interesting facts you learn along the way. 

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2. What is the production process? Farming techniques, processing (cleaning, cutting, etc), chemicals used, and/or any other interesting facts you learn along the way. 

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The avocados are harvested when they are unripe, they are then sent to packing houses. There, the avocados are Hydro-cooled, labeled,  and washed.

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3. How are these foods assembled and packaged for the consumer? 

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3. How are these foods assembled and packaged for the consumer? 

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After the avocados have been prepped they are sorted into trays, bulk packed or in bags.

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4. How do these foods reach the consumer? Not just delivery, but are they frozen or processed in any other ways?

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4. How do these foods reach the consumer? Not just delivery, but are they frozen or processed in any other ways?

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Before the transport truck arrives they are placed in a cooler.

The avocados are then transported by truck to the buyer and consumer.

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5. Typically, how long would this product’s shelf life be?

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5. Typically, how long would this product’s shelf life be?

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If they are unripe, then the avocados can remain stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks, but only for one week in the open. If it is ripe then they will only last 4 days in the fridge and 1 or 2 days in the open.

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6. Are there any local growers/markers of this food? If not, where is the nearest ‘farm’ producing it?

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6. Are there any local growers/markers of this food? If not, where is the nearest ‘farm’ producing it?

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There are local growers, in fact 90% of U.S avocado production takes place in California. The closest farm is in Fallbrook, California, at Bantle Avocado Farm.