Could Leasing Water Rights Provide a Way Out of the Drought for California?
The state’s cities need water. Its farmers have it. Maybe leasing rights to it could solve the crisis responsibly.
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What You Need to Know About the Drought in California—and How It’s Affecting You
It's part of a much bigger water crisis in the West.
Our Failed Food Movement
Calls for an end to industrialized agriculture are everywhere, but factory farms continue to grow in both size and influence. Where are we going wrong?
Scorched
For Central American migrants, the promise of work in the fields of California has dried up.
Stranded in California, Waiting for the Rain
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Nine Millennia Ago, Northern Europe May Have Resisted Farming
As farmers came to Europe from the Near East, they usually brought their culture with them—just not in the Baltics and other parts of northern Europe.
Proponents of Raw Milk Are No Better Than Anti-Vaccine Advocates
The perils of the “farm-food freedom” movement.
Maybe You’ve Been Tricked Into Liking Strawberries So Much
The incredible rise of the strawberry highlights the power of massive marketing campaigns.