InfamousCelery4438 t1_j68anm0 wrote
Reply to comment by Seppdizzle in This is like 100 other posts so I will erase this post eventually but I just wanna complain about the weather by KermitThrush
Because California was short of potatoes, due to the drought conditions at the time. So in terms of climate change, they are also going to have to look at growing crops that don't require huge amounts of irrigation. Buying Maine potatoes isn't going to sustain them in the long run. Almonds also require a ton of water, and I believe they are a big deal out there. It's not just a local issue, potatoes.
Seppdizzle t1_j68zy7a wrote
Grew up in CA, always ate potatoes from Idaho. CA is growing so much stuff I never even knew we were known for potatoes lol
InfamousCelery4438 t1_j693i58 wrote
Haha, you're right, it was a drought from Idaho and Washington state:
I have a poor memory for details when I'm skimming articles.
I've only been to California once, years ago. My friend took me to Long Beach and then he took me for a walk on some mountain trail with lots of greenery. I was amazed by the mountains, lol, because I had never really thought about SoCal as having them, don't ask me why. He was house sitting for some friends in a town named Arcadia. Weirdly, my grandmother from Dexter had a cousin who married a woman from California, and they lived in Arcadia. I just found out recently, when doing some genealogy research. But you are right. Nice beaches, btw.
Seppdizzle t1_j693usf wrote
I looked it up, they are 10th in production of potatoes so you weren't entirely wrong :) I live in Gardiner now, we do miss the beaches :)
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