Acre Ecology Water Rights 
Civil Eats
OCTOBER 28, 2024
When Peter Gleick moved to California in the 1970s, the state had more than a million acres of cotton in production and little control over the use of its rapidly depleting groundwater. This means rethinking attitudes toward growth, while recognizing water as a fundamental human right and a source of broader ecological health.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. Ronald Leimgruber farms 3,500 of those acres. Through a pilot program, MWD pays the farmers leasing the land and the tribe up to $473 per acre.
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Civil Eats
AUGUST 23, 2023
The catastrophic fire that just ravaged more than 2,000 acres and at least 2,000 homes on Maui, and claimed 114 lives and counting is inextricably linked to the island’s agricultural history. As workers slowly gained rights, profits plummeted, and Brazil and India became competitors of cheap sugar production.
Caff
JUNE 29, 2021
On June 15, the State Water Resources Control Board told 4,300 users to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta Watershed (3). Rebecca was recently notified by the State Water Board that she may be prohibited from pumping water from a well on the three acres that she leases. She farms 1.5
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
AUGUST 11, 2023
Caraveo responded to questions about some of the barriers producers face in accessing federal programs and what is being done to address water rights, particularly for young farmers and farmers of color. Caraveo has a strong interest in community health, child nutrition, addressing food instability, and looking at “food as medicine.”
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