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The Future of Resilient Agricultural Communities in California Is Alive in Allensworth

The Equation

But maybe the most famous sabotage occurred in March of 2023, after heavy rains flooded Dear Creek and someone artificially diverted the water flow toward Allensworth to protect industrial farmland operations elsewhere. They create little employment in the local area because they grow cash crops that don’t need many farmworkers.

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Agricultural Diversification: Practice and Policy

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

As farmland becomes less functional as a result of increasing stresses from drought, floods, pests, and heatwaves, its regulation by diverse organisms becomes ever more important. Rotating crops also significantly reduces pests and diseases. Similarly, polycultures and agroforestry systems can reduce outbreaks of pests.