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Food
2015
How Does It Grow

Avocado

Telling the stories of our food from field to fork.

Avocado

Season 2017 Episode 3 | 7m 47s | CC

Avocados have become a super trendy food, but few of us know how they're even grown or harvested. We visit a California farm to uncover the amazing story of the avocado — and share the secrets to choosing, ripening and cutting the fruit.

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