Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Davriellelouna@lemmy.world · edit-2 3 months ago

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

comador @lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Bonus for those visual learners out there. This map shows a green dot for every Almond Orchard currently growing in California today. Each green dot accounts for a minimum of 1 million gallons of water used annually on almonds.

https://www.almonds.com/why-almonds/almond-living-magazine/comprehensive-living-map-california-almonds

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!