Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; Photos by Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Norman Kachuck stood on a ...

KONA, Hawaii -- HOLY GUACAMOLE! A farmer in Hawaii grew an avocado weighing as much as a newborn baby. Kenji Fukumitsu, of Kona, and his family members have been growing giant avocados in Hawaii for ...

This method can shave days off the ripening time. Speed up avocado ripening by pairing them with bananas in a brown paper bag. Bananas release ethylene gas, which naturally accelerates avocado ...

Speed up avocado ripening by pairing them with bananas in a brown paper bag. Bananas release ethylene gas, which naturally accelerates avocado ripening. The banana trick won’t affect the flavor of any ...

California avocado farmers are being priced out of the market due to an influx of foreign imports, leaving them unable to ...

Norman Kachuck stood on a loamy ridge overlooking his inheritance. Avocado trees blanketed the hillsides of ACA Groves in three directions, just a portion of a 372-acre spread studded with 16,000 ...