Seventeen-year-old Jackson Boardman has lived every smashed-avo-loving hipster's dream by growing up surrounded by avocado orchards on his family farm in southern Queensland.



"I've eaten avocados pretty much every day since I was a baby," he said.



When he needed to save money for his first car, he saw an opportunity among the leaves.



"I started selling second-grade fruit at the local markets," he said.



"I buy them from my dad. They're the ones that don't look good enough for the supermarkets."



His classmate Riley Harm started helping out, and their monthly trip to the markets soon grew into something bigger.



"We decided to make it our business," Jackson said.

The boys have spent many weekends on the avocado farm. ( ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders )

"We registered the name, did all the paperwork, and have now moved into selling fruit at the markets every weekend.



"It's good to have money in year 12, and we're putting money away too."

Big plans for avocado money

The boys know the fruit has come to symbolise their generation's struggle to save money, yet they have managed to buck the trend.



"We're definitely on the other side of the spectrum," Jackson said.



"I'm definitely not spending all my money on avos. I'm making all my money with them."



And saving for a house?



"Yes, the avocados would contribute to that," Jackson said.



But in the meantime the boys have more pressing matters.



"We've both bought cars, we're saving for schoolies, and we're planning a gap year next year, and we're hoping the money from the avocados will contribute to that," Riley said.



"I suppose avocados are a big craze at the moment," Jackson said.



"The industry is going really well."

The boys can be found at Toowoomba farmer's markets every week. ( ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders )

But it has not been all smooth sailing for the duo as they navigated the waters of small business.

"We tried to branch out and sell to cafes, but that didn't work too well," Jackson said.

"But they're all lessons learned."



"I reckon it's helped with studying economics too," Riley added.



"Concepts like supply and demand make a lot of practical sense."



So do these young entrepreneurs have any advice for their struggling city counterparts?

