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The Central Valley’s tainted water legacy

Posted by: Maven on March 26, 2010 at 6:21 am

From Crosscurrents & KALW News:

“The Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions the world has ever seen, and it allows us to eat a wide variety of fresh, local produce year round. Unfortunately, this luxury comes at a price, although we in the Bay Area aren’t necessarily the ones paying it.

California’s Central Valley produces $13 billion dollars worth of food products annually, according to the American Farmland Trust. But this bounty also creates water pollution, which disproportionately affects the people who grow and harvest our food. Local organizations including the Community Water Center and Self-Help Enterprises are working to improve longstanding water quality issues. Reporter Erica Gies traveled to the Valley to learn more.

ERICA GIES: Set on the Valley floor against a backdrop of the Sierra Nevada, the town of Seville has been home to farm workers for four generations. About 500 people live here now, and most of the adults work in the fields. It’s February, time for the orange harvest. Before work begins, men and women gather on a dirt road between orchards. They’re chatting, snacking and playing an impromptu game of soccer. … “

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March 26, 2010 · Filed Under San Joaquin Valley

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