Avocado by BROOKLYNN DRAHEIM https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii Brooklynn Draheim, Period 7 en-us 2023-02-08 22:58:13 UTC 2023-02-08 23:12:16 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Where is your whole food grown? Are they domestic or imported? 3688641 https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474199991 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.

]]> 2023-02-08 23:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474199991 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. 3688641 https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474203424 The avocados are harvested when they are unripe, they are then sent to packing houses. There, the avocados are Hydro-cooled, labeled,  and washed.]]> 2023-02-08 23:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474203424 3. How are these foods assembled and packaged for the consumer? 3688641 https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474204120 After the avocados have been prepped they are sorted into trays, bulk packed or in bags. ]]> 2023-02-08 23:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474204120 4. How do these foods reach the consumer? Not just delivery, but are they frozen or processed in any other ways? 3688641 https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474204691 Before the transport truck arrives they are placed in a cooler.
The avocados are then transported by truck to the buyer and consumer. 

]]> 2023-02-08 23:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474204691 5. Typically, how long would this product’s shelf life be? 3688641 https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474205148 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.]]> 2023-02-08 23:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474205148 6. Are there any local growers/markers of this food? If not, where is the nearest ‘farm’ producing it? 3688641 https://padlet.com/3688641/agioh1jn51fasoii/wish/2474206319 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.

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