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When talking about grass, they might be talking about alfalfa, which is grown in California for use as animal feed. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022
by bobthepanda 2y ago
When talking about grass, they might be talking about alfalfa, which is grown in California for use as animal feed. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/colorado-drought-water-alfalfa-farmers-conservation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/colorado...
- davidw 2y agoI'm being a bit tongue in cheek. But we really do dump a lot of resources into lawns https://legacy.geog.ucsb.edu/the-lawn-is-the-largest-irrigated-crop-in-the-usa/ https://legacy.geog.ucsb.edu/the-lawn-is-the-largest-irrigat... That's fine if it's a place for, say, children to play, but most of them do not get used that way.
- bobthepanda 2y agoCalifornian water agencies have offered money to convert lawns to rock or low-water gardens for a while now. The lawns get wrapped up in that residential water usage figure mentioned further up the chain, so it isn't a whole lot compared to Big Ag.
- davidw 2y agoYeah, xeriscaping helps. In terms of municipal uses though, watering is a significant chunk in the city I live in. Not much compared to ag or actual waste, but it's a number the city is happy to push down - and has been.
- fakedang 2y agoIt gets better. Grown in California for export to China and Saudi Arabia, where they're used for cattle feed. Also fun fact, a lot of farm managers in Saudi Arabia are either Scottish or Australian.