If California is growing a little less stuff that I'm buying in Ohio, Ohio farmers can start selling it at a profitable price point. Then we're not transporting as much across the country, not draining California of water, employing more Ohio farmers, and diversifying our food supply chains.
It’s very interesting that I’ve heard it suggested to build a water pipeline to deliver water from the east to the west because the west is out of water, but I have not heard it proposed to create a pipeline carrying nutrient slurry from Ohio to California in case California has to stop growing food on account of being out of water.
Maybe there’s a reason we are supposed to be thinking inside of boxes, after all.
We probably SHOULD ban all farming in California, simply to improve the conditions of rural communities that used to farm but can't profitably compete anymore. We could use a revival of some blue collar communities, and the only losers would be agribusiness in california, to which I say, don't create a farming company in the desert maybe.
I'm open-minded here but why would we ban all farming in California? My understanding is that farming can be done economically and environmentally friendly, it's just moreso the scale that is the problem. I'd like to see more independent farmers throughout California and the country as a whole if possible.
If California is growing a little less stuff that I'm buying in Ohio, Ohio farmers can start selling it at a profitable price point. Then we're not transporting as much across the country, not draining California of water, employing more Ohio farmers, and diversifying our food supply chains.