Commentary
The Hass avocado had a humble beginning. A California mailman named Rudolph Hass spent his evenings sprouting avocado pits from a local Mexican restaurant and grafting Fuerte cuttings onto the seedlings to sell on the side.
Viewpoints
Opinion
The Avocado That Changed the World
Today, there are dozens of Hass-like varieties, all created to stretch the season, travel farther, and fit into global distribution.
Avocados are prepared for harvesting in Temecula, Calif., on April 26, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.
