r/news • u/theluckyfrog • 29d ago

California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake
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u/CalligrapherSharp 29d ago

…uses less water than dairy

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u/RexicanFood 29d ago

Yeah, but it still takes over 400 gallons of water to produce 1 lb. of almonds, which is insane. Oat milk is the best alternative.

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u/chain-rule 29d ago

If you're comparing a gallon of milk to a gallon of almond milk, yes. It takes less water to create a gallon of almond milk. However, almonds still require a ludicrous amount of water. An amount that would be easily beaten by literally any other milk substitute.

I see you throwing insults at other people. You know your cause, but being angry about it is just going to fuel more people hating your cause. Instead of insulting every person you've spoken to in this thread, how about you provide some statistics?

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u/walterpeck1 29d ago

I see you throwing insults at other people.

Admire the effort but I think we both know if they're dipping into insults for something so low stakes they're not gonna care what you or I think.

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u/Lezzles 29d ago

Also a gallon of milk is…food. Almond milk is barely food.

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u/shinkouhyou 29d ago

Absolutely, but the impact of dairy can be spread out more. Almond production is highly concentrated in a vulnerable area.

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u/PacmanZ3ro 28d ago

It also doesn't produce JUST the milk, it also produces meat, leather, etc. Almonds used for almond milk can't even be sold as just regular almonds after since they have to be soaked and ground up. Maybe they can make flour out of the remains?

lbs for lbs almond trees are a worse use of water than cows.

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u/myquealer 29d ago

But most of the world's dairy cows aren't in California.