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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

By most measures, the Imperial Valley is not a great place to grow food. The only agriculture left in Arizona after about 20 years will be Indian agriculture,” he says, “because they do have the water rights, they do have the land.” From June to September, high temperatures here often exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

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NSAC Heads to the Rockies – A Summer Meeting Recap

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

At more than 5,000 feet above sea level and with its endless opportunities for outdoor adventure and good food, Boulder was the perfect backdrop to get down to coalition business. She discussed some of the challenges in her district and elsewhere as it becomes increasingly difficult to produce good food. As a pediatrician, Rep.

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How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires

Civil Eats

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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Drought’s Toll on California Family Farms

Caff

Small farmers who scrambled to adapt and supply healthy, local food when the pandemic shuttered restaurants and dining halls are once again facing enormous challenges. 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). She farms 1.5

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In California, a native people fight to recover their stolen waters

Food Environment and Reporting Network

His strategy, he believed, would help the Nüümü win back their water in one clever move—and upend California’s arcane and inequitable water rights system along the way. For the Nüümü, the water war started in the 1800s, with the arrival of white people in their homeland.