Avocado 101 | California Avocados

Did You Know?

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Avocado facts

Did You Know? Although classified as a vegetable in the USDA database based on common usage,…

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Is It Safe to Eat the Avocado Seed?

It's a popular question we've received a lot. Here's our take on eating the avocado seed.

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How Avocado Oil is Made

Avocado oil is a topic we’re asked about frequently.

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The Avocado: Fruit or Vegetable?

Every so often, someone will write me or ask me at a California Avocado Festival: is…

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Featured Growers

Bill and Anne Coy

Bill Coy A city boy who spent twenty-five years in marketing at JC Penney. Got a…

Rob Brokaw

Rob Brokaw is the owner of Brokaw Nursery, Inc., and can trace his lineage all the…

Dorcas McFarlane and Gordon Kimball

Dorcas McFarlane Fifth-generation Californian and mother of six children. The epitome of a successful, independent woman.…

Chuck Bandy

Chuck Bandy is the avocado division manager at McMillan Farm Management. He is a partner in…

Find California Avocados

Helpful tips to make finding California Avocados easier.

Avocado Festivals and Events

California Avocado Festivals

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SMASHED LEMON AND CHICKPEA CALIFORNIA AVOCADO TOAST

Whether you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, or are trying to work more meatless meals…

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SAY ‘SPA-VACADO’ WITH CREAMY CALIFORNIA AVOCADO SPA SMOOTHIE

There’s a big difference between aging and aging healthfully. As a woman, I’ve never hidden my…

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CRISPY PORK CHOPS WITH CALIFORNIA AVOCADO AND ARUGULA SALAD

As temperatures cool off here in California, I often find myself craving heartier meals and richer…

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California Avocado Mousse and Roasted Figs & Honey Toast

Roasted figs atop a California Avocado puree on toasted sourdough bread, yummy!