How You Can Fight the Drought by Eating Ugly Vegetables
As a Californian, I face daily reminders of "The Drought," as we now universally know it, from commands on electronic freeway signs to conserve water, to notices in restaurants about only serving water by request, to my own dismal backyard, which I'm looking out across as I write this. Even though I've planted California natives, all I see in every direction is brown. The only other time I remember it being this dry was 40 years ago during our last big drought, which changed not only water policy, but also how we lived here on a day-to-day basis.
And once again, the drought is having an effect on the daily lives of nearly every resident of The Golden (or more accurately, Very Brown) State. The lack of water cost California's farming sector $2.2 billion last year alone. Over 5,000 homes in Tulare County (three hours north of Los Angeles) are completely without water. In towns all over the Central Valley, asthma rates are skyrocketing in nearly all age groups due to air-quality issues caused by dust and particulate matter related to the drought.
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And once again, the drought is having an effect on the daily lives of nearly every resident of The Golden (or more accurately, Very Brown) State. The lack of water cost California's farming sector $2.2 billion last year alone. Over 5,000 homes in Tulare County (three hours north of Los Angeles) are completely without water. In towns all over the Central Valley, asthma rates are skyrocketing in nearly all age groups due to air-quality issues caused by dust and particulate matter related to the drought.
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