We love avocados in this country, so much so that some people are willing to pay $19 for avocado toast! Crazy. Avocados are healthy for us (they say), and judging by the increased demand for avocados (we import over 2 billion pounds of avocados every year from Mexico), the Mexican avocado trade is worth $1.5 billion dollars annually.
However, the avocado supply chain there has unfortunately left some blood in the streets, enabled organized criminals who are fighting over territory, and it’s manipulated environmental institutions causing irreversible damage to the environment - despite their big profits.
Listen in to learn what you can do to support California growers and help the family farmers in Mexico stay alive!
Food Slain
Food Slain digs deep into our dirty food supply chain, wrought with ingredients, chemicals and additives that are compromising our health, our environment and our economy. Listen in, and let's see if we can find clean, honest and healthy food somewhere along the way. Hosted by food lover, food slayer (chef), food grower (permaculture farmer) and food truther (author & investigator), Michele Thorne.
Learn more on the website at FoodSlain.com
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