On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 11:10:44 AM UTC-7, cshenk wrote:
> Paul M. Cook wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> >
> > "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had
> > > a lot of stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown
> > > the huge reservoirs with very little water in them. They were
> > > showing how people with lush grass and full swimming pools were
> > > being demonised.
> > >
> > > Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
> >
> > Everyone in CA is affected. And since CA grows half the country's
> > food, half the country is affected as well. My town is ordering a
> > 35% cutback on water use with fines for offenders. NASA says this is
> > the last year we will have water in the reservoirs. So next year we
> > should be in full anarchy mode I expect. Fox News blames it on
> > illegal immigrants.
> >


> Paul, major correction. California grows maybe 5% of our food. It's
> only a major cropper of some items and those can be grown elsewhere.
>

Mexico, Turkey, Iran, and Spain. Milk will be flown in daily from
Wisconsin.