How an Avocado Reaches a UK Supermarket
In short: A look at the complex journey and controlled ripening process that brings avocados from orchards to UK supermarket shelves.
A 1:31 short film in the series “Journey of a Thing”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Postharvest Research and Extension Center, “Why do some fruit ripen only on the tree and others ripen only after they are picked?”; Smithsonian magazine, “Holy Guacamole: How the Hass Avocado Conquered the World”; The Guardian, “Ripe and ready: how ‘evil geniuses’ got us hooked on avocados”.
Sources used in this film
- Postharvest Research and Extension Center — Why do some fruit ripen only on the tree and others ripen only after they are picked? · View →
- Smithsonian magazine — Holy Guacamole: How the Hass Avocado Conquered the World · View →
- The Guardian — Ripe and ready: how ‘evil geniuses’ got us hooked on avocados · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Postharvest Research and Extension Center: Why do some fruit ripen only on the tree and others ripen only after they are picked?
- Also: Smithsonian magazine: Holy Guacamole: How the Hass Avocado Conquered the World
- Also: The Guardian: Ripe and ready: how ‘evil geniuses’ got us hooked on avocados
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