The Avocado Travel Journal

TRAVEL JOURNAL OF Ricardo the avocado

A STORY ABOUT FOODMILES

DAY

1

Finally it is time! After spending a whole year growing up at my

home orchard, I’m finally ready to take my first steps towards

a new adventure. I’m so eager

to find out what lies beyond the edges of my orchard.

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MEXICO MICHOACAN

DAY

3

Finally got everything in order to

leave. Health inspections required me to have a check-up on

diseases and then put me into a

cold storage as not all avocadoes were collected yet for transport.

But here I am, finally ready to see Michoacan, Mexico.

DAY

5

My journey has not taken off

with a great start. The truck that was taking us through the city, barely passed any hotspots. I think he was in a hurry as he

immediatly took us to the harbour.

Oh well, I’ve had plenty of

time to find the ship that will

take me to the second part of my adventure, Eeurope! I still have to find a place to stay, but I

found out supermarkets can help me out :)

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e call k o o It p i h s The green > Ever

BELGIUM

DAY

GHENT22

It is way harder than I thought it would be. After spending 15 days on sea, I finally arrived in Belgium, a small country somewhere in Europe.

As I finally expected my luck to turn, things just got worse. I waited two days to be directed to the supermarket that would “help” me find a place to stay, only to discover they are the worst.

I’ve been put in a package on display where I’m sold to the first person that wants me. Some other avocado’s have been here a bit longer than me, and honestly they are not looking good. I think this journey was a big mistake ...

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AVOCADO FACTS ONE AVOCADO Total travel time: 22 days Water consumption: 70 litres on average, 320 litres in hot countries Carbon footprint: 423,15g CO2 MEXICAN AVOCADO INDUSTRY Total avocado transport of 2.5 billion pounds in 2018 Total land use for avocados equals to 275.000 acres.

Avocado industry has created water shortages in many places as it sucks the land dry

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