I agree, Moose; I’ll avoid almonds entirely if they can’t come from somewhere
closer than California anyway.
Water and bees, both reasons for almond production (or any production of
plant-based foods) to be unsustainable.
And I love other nuts which come from a long way away, but at least cashew
production in India is as yet less than industrial.
Chris
> On 26 Jan 20, at 16:22, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 1/26/2020 12:40 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>> That light looks crisp, Nathan – cold!
>>
>> We saw many almond trees in bloom in the Algarve last week. I hope that
>> those almond trees are in good shape; with all the problems of industrial
>> production in the US, I’ll not buy any from there.
>
> According to Wikipedia, Calif. produces 80% of the world's almonds. So,
> perhaps not easy to avoid? OTOH, the largest producing area is on the west
> side of the San Joaquin Valley. Because of prevailing winds, the coast range
> to the West and the location of all the polluting sources in the valley to
> the East, there is little pollution in that area.
>
> Pollution blowing up into the Sierra Nevada is a major problem for the
> forests there, including the Giant Sequoias, but on the other side of the
> valley, it's low pollution.
>
> There are serious problems with water in the West Side Water District and the
> needs of other areas, but that's another (political and sordid) story.
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|