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Avocado

Avocados have become a super trendy food, but few of us know how they're even grown.

Avocado How Does It Grow

Premiered May 05, 2017
Avocado

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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How Does It Grow

Telling the stories of our food from field to fork.

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