2014 Drought: Governor Brown has asked California’s citizens to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20 percent but what are farmers doing to reduce water use? Many farmers will be fallowing, or not planting, their fields simply because there isn’t enough water to meet their needs. Crops, such as broccoli, winter lettuce, cantaloupes and garlic […]
Farm Water and Food Costs
Did you know that American families spend less on food than many other developed countries? The average American household is spending $3,820 less for food each year in comparison to their counterparts around the world. Learn more about the benefits of farm water and irrigation for your family.
Continue readingLearn More About Fixing Our Aging Water Infrastructure
We’re all concerned about the quality of the food we feed our families. Having a variety of fresh, locally grown choices at the grocery store is important- and that’s what you get when buying California produce. But did you know that many family farmers depend on the same water supplies and aging water system as […]
Learn More About: Subsidence Solutions
There has been a lot of attention in the media this week to the subject of groundwater overdraft and subsidence, or settling of the land when groundwater is pumped. While this is an extremely important issue for California, people should remember that not all overdraft is the same and “one size fits all” solutions are a mistake.
Continue readingCFWC 2013 Radio Spot
CFWC 2013 radio advertisement: The California Farm Water Coalition’s outreach activities in 2013 included ads that ran on major Los Angeles-area radio stations KNX and KFWB over the course of five weeks.
Continue readingFarm Water & Earth Day
No one knows more about Earth Day than the farmers who use water to produce food from the land. Believe it or not, many people think their food comes from the grocery store but it actually comes from productive farms, many of which are in California
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