Almonds are extremely nutritious. Ok... maybe "need" is a bit strong, we don't need any specific food item, but my point is, we do need food and that food does

Almonds are extremely nutritious. Ok... maybe "need" is a bit strong, we don't need any specific food item, but my point is, we do need food and that food does require water. Check out page 8 of this pdf.... http://www.cggc.duke.edu/environment/valuechainanalysis/CGGC_CACropsReport_7-4-08 http://www.cggc.duke.edu/environment/valuechainanalysis/CGGC... Nuts do use water in California. Slightly less than rice (at least in 2003, there may be some variations since). The point is... by far the biggest (and most unnecessary) user of agricultural water in California is Alfalfa. (Yes, I know there was a recent Slate article on Almonds. But the amount of water they use pales in comparison to Alfalfa.)