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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.45,0:00:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Much of the food we eat goes through\Na pretty incredible journey to get to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.83,0:00:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is especially true of avocados.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.63,0:00:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't grow just anywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.11,0:00:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They need tons of sunlight \Nand a ton of rain,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.73,0:00:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why about 3/4 \Nof the world's avocados
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.49,0:00:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come from Mexico,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.64,0:00:18.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly from the state of Michoacan.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.97,0:00:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Americans are eating\Nabout three times more avocados
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.77,0:00:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than they did almost 20 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.47,0:00:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Higher demand is good news for Michoacan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.100,0:00:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when a region booms,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.57,0:00:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forces often much shadier \Naim to get in on the action.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.04,0:00:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And trust me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.35,0:00:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's part of your food's journey too.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.25,0:00:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CHAIN REACTION
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.17,0:00:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) {\i1}Avocados are\Nbig business in Mexico.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.44,0:00:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The state of Michoacan exports\Nthe majority of them{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.90,0:00:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to the tune of almost \N3 billion dollars a year.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.08,0:00:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm someone that really enjoys avocados.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.16,0:01:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people here live off the avocado.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.72,0:01:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) {\i1}Locals call it green gold.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.23,0:01:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Over the past 20 years,\NAmerica's obsession with the avocado{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.57,0:01:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}has driven industry profits and\Nlifted many people here out of poverty.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.08,0:01:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Last year, the United States imported{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.20,0:01:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a record-breaking 2.1 billion pounds\Nof the fruit{\i0}{\i1}from Mexico.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.20,0:01:20.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The green gold."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.97,0:01:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a very poor
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.76,0:01:27.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and f**ked up region,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.89,0:01:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but people have improved\Ntheir economic situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.88,0:01:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) {\i1}And these days, money \Nin this green gold comes at a price.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.34,0:01:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Criminal organizations like, \Nthe Cartel de Jalisco and Las Viagras{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.02,0:01:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}have set their sights on the fruit{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.64,0:01:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}as a way to diversify\Ntheir illicit portfolios{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.31,0:01:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}by extorting growers and stealing land.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.73,0:01:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're heading up to meet up \Nwith a group of people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.93,0:01:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have organized to defend this land,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.12,0:01:57.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,defend this area from cartels\Nand criminal groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.62,0:01:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're coming up to their checkpoint.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.56,0:02:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see a guy standing out here\Nwith an M4 rifle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.68,0:02:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sniper up there--
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.97,0:02:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're going to see \Npeople like this all over town
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.12,0:02:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to protect this community.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.22,0:02:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone gather.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.91,0:02:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, right now, \NI'll leave with the officers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.78,0:02:18.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll do a crime prevention patrol.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.71,0:02:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll check that our boundaries are good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.66,0:02:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) {\i1}Hector "Tata" Saavedra is \Nthe commander of a local defense group{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.05,0:02:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}that rose up against\Nthe Knights Templar Cartel{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.69,0:02:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}when they tried to take over large swaths\Nof Michoacan avocado orchards in 2013.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.24,0:02:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the beginning, we defended ourselves\Nwith machetes, sticks, rocks...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.66,0:02:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We blocked every way to access our town.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.84,0:02:46.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one gets out, no one gets in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.49,0:02:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was our best defense.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.51,0:02:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things are a bit different today.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.41,0:02:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Close the convoy at about 50 meters\Nfor each vehicle, please.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.74,0:03:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Copiado [inaudible]{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.33,0:03:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're in the heart of\Nthe avocado production zone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.03,0:03:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Organized crime is all around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.72,0:03:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There have been situations\Nwhere we've been ambushed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.59,0:03:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's our job to keep doing this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.38,0:03:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) {\i1}Last year, Tata and his men\Nfound themselves in a firefight{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.68,0:03:25.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}with members of the Cartel de Jalisco.{\i0}\N(bullets ricochetting)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.01,0:03:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The shootout lasted close to an hour.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.42,0:03:30.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The cartel's gunmen eventually retreated,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.14,0:03:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}but not before Tata and his men\Ncaptured one of their wounded.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.07,0:03:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}When Tata and his team head out on patrol,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.56,0:03:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}it's people like Virgilio Agustin Serrano,\Na local-farmer-turned-tower-guard,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.11,0:03:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}who manages the checkpoints.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.18,0:03:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to f**king devour a rabbit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.75,0:04:00.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at this damn rabbit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.34,0:04:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spicy?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.72,0:04:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.52,0:04:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not too spicy?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.00,0:04:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How often do you eat rabbit?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.25,0:04:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only when gringos come to visit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.78,0:04:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.04,0:04:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) What kind of attention \Ndid the avocado industry
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.78,0:04:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bring to this community?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.35,0:04:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our town used to be ignored.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.06,0:04:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since the avocado production started,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.28,0:04:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the town has become known
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.84,0:04:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more developed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.93,0:04:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) So these avocados\Nare ready to cut?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.90,0:04:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Hector) This will be ready to cut
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.04,0:04:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the beginning of December.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.85,0:04:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Hector's land produces \Nroughly 20 tons of avocados,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.64,0:04:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and at 40 pesos a [box],{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.32,0:04:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a farm like Virgilio's can rake in \Nsome 23,000 dollars per harvest.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.98,0:05:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a lot of people in the US\Nthat love these things,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.67,0:05:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I don't think they realize
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.16,0:05:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what all of Michoacan goes through
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.13,0:05:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to not only harvest them,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.44,0:05:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to keep you and the community safe
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.82,0:05:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the cartels and criminal groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.32,0:05:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's your message to them to remember
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.32,0:05:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they eat an avocado?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.81,0:05:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Producing avocados is very hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.87,0:05:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not talking about hard work,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.08,0:05:24.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it takes a lot of organization.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.51,0:05:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In some case, it costs blood or lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.01,0:05:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't stop eating avocados.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.79,0:05:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can rest assured\Nit's a quality product
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.25,0:05:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it's produced \Nby Mexicans from Michoacan
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.68,0:05:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and indigenous hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.09,0:05:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When's the last time\Nyou actually got to enjoy one?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.62,0:05:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ate one this morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.99,0:05:46.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I constantly eat avocados.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.67,0:05:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I eat the ones I produce.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.31,0:05:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I eat them every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.56,0:05:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, definitely the freshest \Npiece of avocado I have ever eaten.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.18,0:05:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheers!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.42,0:06:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's good, it's very good, yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.71,0:06:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, good.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.64,0:06:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if I should eat\Nthis whole thing, though.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.66,0:06:13.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm allergic. (laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.99,0:06:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Michael) For you, personally, \Nwhat are you protecting?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.02,0:06:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Hector) I'm personally\Nprotecting my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.37,0:06:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how we normally practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.20,0:06:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you afraid that things \Nwill go back to the way they were?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.10,0:06:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things may go back as they were.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.18,0:06:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's hope not.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.08,0:06:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear has always been with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.02,0:06:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the reason we got organized.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.27,0:06:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We wouldn't have done it\Nif we were not afraid.