• Rinse the seed, or pit, from an avocado, then hold it vertically with the pointy end facing up.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever whipped up the ultimate breakfast spread only to realize your avocado isn't ripe, or worse yet, ...

In 1925, Rudolph Hass (rhymes with pass) was 33 years old and earning 25 cents an hour as a mail carrier in Pasadena. Originally from Wisconsin, he had decided to come West to seek his fortune. But ...

Everyone loves a good avocado, but they can be expensive in local supermarkets. However, it's perfectly possible to grow your own avocado - and you don't need to be particularly green-fingered. While ...

HOLY Guacamole! That’s what I say every time I walk into the produce aisle and see how much a single avocado costs — sometimes as much as $2 each. But I’m addicted. I could eat three or four a day.

After unsuccessfully trying his hand in politics in 2002, Paul Onduso was convinced by his wife to redirect his energies to a more lucrative venture. All along, his wife had been against the idea of ...

This time of year, Prime Produce in Orange is cranking. I visited the avocado packing house a week before one of the industry’s most profitable holidays: Cinco de Mayo. The celebration is the biggest ...

First off, it's pronounced Hass (as in pass) and it accounts for 95 percent of the American avocado market. But is it here to stay? The vast majority of avocados grown in the U.S. come from California ...