The avocado has always been venerated by many households in Africa. My high school biology teacher used to assert that to get that potassium, those juicy monounsaturated fats, high sources of fiber, folate and vitamins for days, we need to munch those kienyeji avocados daily.

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Eating avocados in some Kenyan settings is still considered a hobby and a party activity. I remember the good old days where we would sprinkle some salt on that fatty avocado, put it in our githeri, blend and mask our faces as we watched Poppy and Simba the dogs fight for their share.

Before I get the side eye from those of you who abhor the avocado, please remember junk is in the eyes of the beholder- some look, but the kienyeji avocado of old lovers see and enjoy.

But just what is happening to the kienyeji avocado of old? I am forced to invest a lot of time just looking for them. All I find is the modern lazy avocado. The kienyeji avocado of old has now become a diamond. I kid you not. We must search and tramp long distances looking for it! This, I fume, is not acceptable.

The kienyeji avocado of old Vs the modern lazy avocado

The kienyeji Avocado of old is naturally fatty and nutritious as is its wild counterparts while the new lazy avocados that have flooded the market lack the natural fat.

The kienyeji Avocado of old has a seed that can be planted or crashed for medicinal powder. You never know with the new lazy avocados in the market- they are indecisive of their shape and form. Sometimes you get enormous seeds with 10 percent flesh, bitter flesh, rotten internally but green on the outside and so on and so forth.

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The kienyeji Avocado of old are small or big and round, fibrous, large-curved, and capitulate nutrition in all its forms. That taste we all know and love. The new lazy avocados can’t decide if they’re humongous, hormonal, bitter or slender.

The kienyeji Avocado of old are free of pesticides and chemical additives.

The kienyeji Avocado of old are loved by dogs while dogs snobbishly sniff at the new lazy avocados, wag their tails in protest and go about their business.

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Dear farmers, it may cost you in terms time and resources. It may seem off putting cultivating the kienyeji Avocado of old but it’s the best long term investment you can make for both your health and ours, your descendants and the health of the planet. #BringBackTheKienyejiAvocadoOfOld

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