Avocados have been grown in the Central American tropics since at least 750 BC, according to the California Avocado Commission. California didn’t get its first avocado trees until the 1800s. Only one ...

The history of California avocado production begins in Mexico. In 1911, a nurseryman in Altadena enlisted the assistance of a Mexico City resident in searching out desirable avocado varieties. Soon, ...

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Woman holding an avocado in her hand against a blurred background of avocados - Oscar Wong/Getty Images It feels like avocados exploded in popularity a few years ago. I'm a millennial, and growing up, ...

Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all. In my new book “Avocado: A Global History,” I explain how the avocado survived ...

Miriam Morua, a biological science graduate student at Cal State Fullerton with a specialization in plant physiology, is looking to find the most efficient way to irrigate plants. The hope is to ...

Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all. In my book “Avocado: A Global History,” I explain how the avocado survived a ...

It feels like avocados exploded in popularity a few years ago. I'm a millennial, and growing up, no one talked about making avocado chips, fries, salad, or all the other zillion ways people have found ...