Defending Almonds Article in LA Times (Provided by Jim D.)

Defending almonds: Farmers are harvesting almonds in the San Joaquin Valley. The nut was the poster child for water waste in the drought until urban dwellers realized just how much water they had been wasting themselves, columnist Robin Abcarian writes. "Almonds aren't giant, water-hogging things.

They are a good crop, and good food," one nut farmer said. 

Read the entire article here:
http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-0911-abcarian-almond-harvest-20150911-column.html