Grist: California is by far the dominant U.S. produce-growing state -- source of 81 percent of U.S.-grown carrots, 95 percent of broccoli, 86 percent of cauliflower, 74 percent of raspberries, 91 percent of strawberries, etc.
But all three of its main veggie growing regions -- the Imperial Valley, the Central Valley, and the Salinas Valley -- face serious short- and long-term water challenges. As I recently argued in a New York Times debate, it`s time to "de-Californify" the nation`s supply of fruits...