Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 10:26     Subject: Re:avocado
At this rate, underground water in the Midwest and California will run out soon. Alfalfa uses much more water than almond: http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/05/11/cows-not-almonds-are-biggest-water-users Tri
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 10:01     Subject: avocado
Anonymous wrote:The avocado industry is a huge source of income and jobs for the Mexican people that is desperately needed. I'm happy to support that.


Yes, this.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 09:58     Subject: Re:avocado
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think OP is referring to this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UT49rwZvPbo

Almond and avocados both require lot of water


Then they should be grown in areas with adequate rainfall. Right tree, right place. Don't try to fool mother nature.

+1 They produce rice in CA where the farmers have to flood the area to farm the rice. And of course, they have lots of droughts. I used to drive by the area quite regularly. It's ridiculous to grow rice in that area.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 09:55     Subject: avocado
Anonymous wrote:I eat them, but not frequently. I always see tons of over ripe and rotten avocado though so either they are producing too many or people aren’t buying as many.

Because they are expensive. But we still eat them. I feel fortunate that we can afford them. Good source of good fats.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 09:39     Subject: Re:avocado
Anonymous wrote:I think OP is referring to this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UT49rwZvPbo

Almond and avocados both require lot of water


Then they should be grown in areas with adequate rainfall. Right tree, right place. Don't try to fool mother nature.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 09:34     Subject: Re:avocado
I think OP is referring to this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UT49rwZvPbo

Almond and avocados both require lot of water
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 09:16     Subject: avocado
Anonymous wrote:do you still eat avocado even when you know that 1lb of avocado requires 37 gallons of water to produce, and that it is causing major water shortage in countries like Chile and Mexico where people there don't have enough drinking water?


Yes, and I still eat meat even though I know about the environmental impact, mistreatment of animals and so forth.

Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 09:07     Subject: avocado
My friend has an avocado tree in her yard. She doesn’t ever water it.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 08:44     Subject: avocado
I eat them, but not frequently. I always see tons of over ripe and rotten avocado though so either they are producing too many or people aren’t buying as many.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 08:24     Subject: avocado
The avocado industry is a huge source of income and jobs for the Mexican people that is desperately needed. I'm happy to support that.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 08:11     Subject: Re:avocado
i cant afford avocados.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 08:00     Subject: avocado

Yikes. Thanks for telling us, OP.
Will eat less.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 07:58     Subject: avocado
I didn’t know all that, but now that I do...yes.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 07:55     Subject: avocado
Anonymous wrote:do you still eat avocado even when you know that 1lb of avocado requires 37 gallons of water to produce, and that it is causing major water shortage in countries like Chile and Mexico where people there don't have enough drinking water?


Yep.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2020 07:34     Subject: avocado
do you still eat avocado even when you know that 1lb of avocado requires 37 gallons of water to produce, and that it is causing major water shortage in countries like Chile and Mexico where people there don't have enough drinking water?