Taste and use

This is what makes the Spanish avocados of the "Lamb Hass" variety so special:

• Taste: The "Lamb Hass" variety is a classic avocado variety with a creamy consistency and nutty flavor.
• Quality features: These completely untreated organic avocados arrive fresh from the harvest and directly into your hands without any intermediate trade. If your box weighs slightly less than 4 kg, this is because the avocados lose water and therefore weight during the post-harvest ripening process. On the other hand, their fat content increases proportionally. How nature plays! The Tierra y Libertad producers fill the boxes with a little more than 4 kg before export to ensure that they weigh as much as possible when they arrive in Switzerland.
• Use: Avocados are harvested when the flesh is still hard. It is therefore completely normal for avocados to still be hard in the first week. To ripen, place the avocado in the fruit bowl with other fruit at room temperature. You can speed up the ripening process by storing a few avocados with a slightly larger apple in a tied-up bag. The "Lamb Hass" variety has the advantage that it ripens slowly. You can stagger the ripening so that the box provides you with creamy fruit over several weeks.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how the Spanish avocados of the "Lamb Hass" variety are grown:

• Cultivation method: Organic farming. In the subtropical climate of Málaga, the small farms of the Tierra y Libertad farmers grow sweet potatoes, cherimoya, pomegranates, citrus fruits, turmeric, mangoes and much more in addition to avocados. They pay particular attention to maintaining soil fertility and water-conserving cultivation. With the help of year-round natural ground cover with green material, sophisticated irrigation systems and tall trees with deep roots, they pursue a cultivation method that enables significant water savings compared to conventional cultivation.
• Producers: These avocados are grown by Javier González. He and his family run a small farm near Malaga. In addition to avocados, sweet potatoes, pomegranates, citrus fruits and much more grow in the subtropical climate. The diverse cultivation on just a few hectares is intended to promote biodiversity and maintain soil fertility. He is a member of the Tierra y Libertad cooperative.

This is how the price is made up

Cultivation & processing CHF 19.81

• Cultivation, harvesting and packing: Javier González, Cooperative Tierra y Libertad

Transport & logistics CHF 8.19

• Transportation, quality assurance, packaging: CTM Agrofair, freight forwarders, customs

Procurement & distribution CHF 12.00

• Organization, communication, online market: Crowd Container