Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Its current offerings include 83 acres of almond trees in the San Joaquin Valley, advertised as “an opportunity to invest in a water-secure almond orchard in the world’s most productive almond-producing region.” She points to Dirt Capital, which works with farmers in financing farmland, including through shared ownership models.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 13, 2023

And plenty of inspiring efforts to conserve water are crossing national borders, too. The organization Water.org , founded by Gary White and actor Matt Damon, is helping people in poverty access long-term water and sanitation by building accessible financing models. Repairing our water resources will take a lot of work.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

She echoed Runyon in saying that thoroughness in transparency is the best defense against conflicts of interest, or the appearance of such conflicts, when journalists accept philanthropy or source information from similarly financed networks. The Waltons have no intention of buying water rights so that the river can have more water.

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