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Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Shouldn't it be more important to reduce the amount of water usage to as little as possible? Southern California is all dessert and is constantly in a draught.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Residential water use (especially in cities) is a very small portion. Entire cities use less water than some farms. The problem with water in Southern California is Imperial Valley.