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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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California Avocado Breakfast Bagel

California Avocado toast variations are limited only by the imagination. Here is a simple breakfast bagel…

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Corvina Sea Bass with Corn & California Avocado Salsa

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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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Socca with Greek Shrimp and California Avocado

Have you ever tried socca? I discovered it several years ago and it quickly became a…

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