Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Ronald Leimgruber farms 3,500 of those acres. Given the lack of rain in the region, Leimgruber says he has “about seven” different irrigation projects on his farm, where he grows an array of crops, including carrots, lettuce, watermelon, and hay. Farming in the Arid West Illustration by Nhatt Nichols. Field and Robert W.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 28, 2024

” In his latest book, The Three Ages of Water , Gleick describes what he calls a “soft path” for water conservation, moving beyond the hard infrastructure and rigid policies we’ve relied on in the past. Civil Eats caught up with Gleick to understand what that means and how we should think about water in the near future.

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Caff

JUNE 29, 2021

Caiti Hachmyer of Red H Farm in South Sebastopol started a CSA in 2020 which helped her farm survive the pandemic but the heavy workload took its toll. Rebecca Bozzelli of Lantern Farm in Cloverdale also was able to pivot to selling farm boxes but not without cost. “It If my water is shut off, it’s going to be a hard day.

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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.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 11, 2023

More than 100 members and NSAC staff from across the country gathered at the foothills of the Rockies to re-energize and strategize ahead of the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization. On Tuesday evening, Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) joined us at dinner at Ollin Farms (more on the farm tours below). As a pediatrician, Rep.

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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.

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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.

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