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Cabrito del Bosque

On 5/24/2015 2:20 PM, wrote:
> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 1:06:28 PM UTC-7, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 3:32:44 AM UTC-7, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>> 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!
>>>>
>>>> While people want to demonize the almond, the water it takes to grow
>>>> one is the same as what's used to flush away a wee.
>>>
>>> I love almonds. I am not sure why anyone would demonise them?
>>>
>>
>> When it takes 20 gallons of water to grow one and you are in the middle (or
>> beginning) of an epic droiught it makes for an easy target.
>>
>
> It takes one gallon of water to grow an almond, but 3.3 gallons of water
> to grow a tomato. Almonds sell at a premium compared to tomatoes.
>

Thank you!