[cripplecreek]

12 inches of precipitation per year. It has been and always, sans plate tectonics, will be a desert.

Exactly why I've always said we need our food growing regionally diversified back to the way it was before we leaned so heavily on California. They can still grow crops and grow a lot of them but they could ease back on the water intensive crops and send them to areas that have water.

Washington and Michigan apples are a great example. In 2012 the Michigan apple crop was a bust but Washington had a bumper crop. Prices were up some but not astronomically.

[ClearCase_guy]

I would love to see diversified farming — possibly on relatively small scales — all across this country. Have people own real property. Have them support themselves through their direct ownership of property. Good for people, good for food production, good for a resilient national food supply.

It would be nice if government and regulations didn’t make it hard. But Big Agriculture wants to stay Big and it wants to stay where it is. And Big Government will try to make sure that happens.

[SgtBob]

Hey, CC! Can’t recall yappin’ at you this year, so Happy New Year!

It’s kinda sad that people have to depend on others for crops. We should encourage folks to grow what they can...kinda like Victory Gardens. My folks, and grandfolks always gardened, and it’s more or less, eat what you can and put up what you can’t.

I do buy CA grown almonds....