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this is it right here. we're extracting all nutrients from a concentrated area and sending the yields far away. There's no replenishment.
Even the water shortages in California is not as simple as "farmers are using all the water". It's the demand for food far, far away.
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this is it right here. we're extracting all nutrients from a concentrated area and sending the yields far away. There's no replenishment.
Even the water shortages in California is not as simple as "farmers are using all the water". It's the demand for food far, far away.