Stop Cafes Serve Avocados on the Menu

Avocados have become a staple food that mills on Instagram. It's just that the position of the fruit is now in a position of considerable controversy.

A number of trendy cafes have begun removing the avocado menu from the menu due to environmental problems. For example, The Wild Strawberry Cafe at Peterley Manor Farm in Buckinghamshire, which was announced on the Instagram page earlier this week. They explained why they decided to ban the avocados from the kitchen.

"From today, we will no longer serve avocados. This. Not. Jokes, "said the announcement, quoted from the Independent, Monday (3/12).

The cafe then went on to explain the various reasons behind the decision, including the season, the distance of the avocado's trip when imported, and sustainability. The Wild Strawberry Cafe usually cooks with locally sourced ingredients. Therefore, the owner feels it is not unusual for them to display avocados on the menu when they are sourced from farther places.

In addition, cafes mention facts given the growing concern over climate change. It is not logical to transport avocados on planes originating from Central and South America when they can cook with nutritious foods that grow nearby.

"The western world's obsession with avocados has placed unprecedented demand on avocado farmers, pushing prices to the point where there are even reports of Mexican drug cartels controlling profitable exports," the cafe said on Instagram.

The restaurant stated that the forest was being cleared to pave the way for avocado plantations. Intensive scale farming contributes to greenhouse emissions and puts pressure on local water supplies.

Earlier this year, Tincan Coffee Co. in Bristol also announced that it would stop serving avocados to its customers. This was driven from seeing the social and economic symptoms that were caused.

"Presenting avocados, while knowing the enormous socio-economic impact that avocado farming has on Mexico and California doesn't feel right," said one of the founders Adam White.

In 2016, Greenpeace Mexico said people in the region might suffer because of the increasing demand for avocados. "Beyond the diversion of forests and their effects on water retention, the high use of agricultural chemicals and the large volume of wood needed to package and ship avocados is another factor that can have a negative effect on the environment and well-being of the population," the organization said.