Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

In the early 1900s, Los Angeles was a small city that was running out of water, and Payahuunadü , which means “the land of flowing water,” had lots of it. Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers, the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches. But by then, a new power player had entered the valley.

Water Rights 132

Water Rights Ranching Ecology Cattle 132

Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom , was once a thriving, ecologically diverse landscape full of fish ponds and diverse crops that included sweet potatoes, kalo (taro), and ‘ulu (breadfruit). Meanwhile, local communities are engaged in an ongoing battle for water rights as the residents of Hawaii look toward rebuilding.

Plantation 98

Plantation Agriculture Agriculture Ecology 98

Daily Yonder

APRIL 18, 2023

If the water keeps running out,” wrote High Plains Public Radio reporter David Condos in an article , “some of the region’s farms and towns could vanish within a generation or two.” Farming in this region can’t just stop. One is to rethink the way water is used and land is managed. But it can be reimagined.

Ruralism 52

Ruralism Production Agriculture Agriculture 52