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Source: Kristen Holmes, CNN, 6/15/18
Rick Shade navigates through the rows of trees, seamlessly disappearing into the branches, rummaging through the leaves, before finally turning around with a look of triumph. "This fruit here it's in the sweet spot," he says holding up a single dark green avocado, the stem still attached. "A tinge of color on the peel." He would know. The fifth generation California farmer has been growing citrus and avocados his whole life. For more of this story, click here.
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