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kiri

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5. don't buy almonds
Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:25 PM
Jan 12

5 yrs ago I learned about the ridiculous amounts of water an almond orchard takes. More than a rice paddy/field (altho there are---really---rice fields north of Sacramento!))

I stopped buying almonds in all forms, cereals, cookies, mixed nuts....(confession: occasional chocolate bar).

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