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Another reason to love Costco! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2022 OP
Great on scrambled eggs, as well as a Veggie Dip. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2022 #1
😋 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2022 #7
Are there onions in it? That would be a deal-breaker for me. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #10
Same here. Anti-Onionists, Unite! Wicked Blue Nov 2022 #13
Avocado: the 'green gold' causing environment havoc Marcus IM Nov 2022 #2
Now I feel guilty for loving avocados. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #3
Don't. It's rapacious capitalism to blame. Marcus IM Nov 2022 #4
I can stop eating them, though. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #5
Buzz kill! Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2022 #8
We switched from Sam's to Costco. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #6
Sam's sucks biggly! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2022 #9
Well, it used to be pretty ... okay, SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #11
Buzz kill. Marcus IM Nov 2022 #12
Avocados Plummet to Some of the Lowest Prices in 5 Years Hotler Nov 2022 #14
😋 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2022 #15

Marcus IM

(2,219 posts)
2. Avocado: the 'green gold' causing environment havoc
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 12:50 PM
Nov 2022

Avocado: the 'green gold' causing environment havoc

• The avocado boom means 11 billion pounds are consumed annually worldwide.

• Intensive production in Michoacán state, Mexico has caused environment damage on multiple fronts.

• The avocado supply chain desperately needs international monitoring and standards.

Maybe you start your day with an avocado toast, then you have an avocado salad for lunch, and you finish your day with some guacamole in your dinner. The delicious and nutritious fruit has gained immense popularity over the last years, linked to a healthy lifestyle. But the underlying truth is tough: Avocado production carries enormous environmental costs that you are probably not aware of.



More --> https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/02/avocado-environment-cost-food-mexico/

Marcus IM

(2,219 posts)
4. Don't. It's rapacious capitalism to blame.
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 12:55 PM
Nov 2022

Just like I can't blame poor people in food deserts for having to shop at Walmart.


SlimJimmy

(3,182 posts)
11. Well, it used to be pretty ... okay,
Fri Nov 4, 2022, 03:43 PM
Nov 2022

But once we had the Costco open and compared (products and service) it was just a no-brainer.

Hotler

(11,444 posts)
14. Avocados Plummet to Some of the Lowest Prices in 5 Years
Sat Nov 5, 2022, 10:59 AM
Nov 2022

A variety of unexpected factors have caused prices to drop drastically since June.

Not long ago, avocado toast was decried as the symbol of millennial excess, driven in large part by the expense of the item's eponymous ingredient. (Not the toast.) But now, at a time when inflation seems to be driving up the price of nearly everything, avocados may suddenly be one of the better deals at the grocery store.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/avocados-plummet-lowest-prices-5-162905664.html

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