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October 13, 2023

Day 12

🌊💧 Balancing the Flow: The Colorado River's Vital Role in Agriculture 🌾🚜

Alfalfa fields in the Arizona Desert

80% of the water from the Colorado River is used for agriculture. Farmers have historical water rights and use them to grow crops with irrigation.

Growing food is water intensive, so with decreasing water availability, there is a discussion about whether water used for agriculture can be reduced, and how farmers will be compensated for this.

🔦💦😯 Learn more about “The Colorado Rivers’ Alfalfa Problem”

🌽👩‍🌾💧See how a community in the Colorado River basin is envisioning their agricultural water future:

13/10/2023

Día 12

🌊💧 Equilibrio del flujo: el papel vital del río Colorado en la agricultura 🌾🚜

Alfalfa fields in the Arizona Desert

El 80% del agua del río Colorado se utiliza para la agricultura. Los agricultores tienen derechos de agua históricos y los utilizan para cultivar con riego.

El cultivo de alimentos requiere mucha agua, por lo que, ante la disminución de la disponibilidad de agua, se debate si se puede reducir el agua utilizada para la agricultura y cómo se compensará a los agricultores por ello.

🔦💦😯 Conoce más sobre “El Río Colorado en crisis: El final del río”

🌽👩‍🌾💧Mira cómo una comunidad de la cuenca del río Colorado visualiza el futuro de su agua agrícola:

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Day 30

The final challenge!

Day 29

a water-wise recipe

Day 28

A (re)visit to the Hoover Dam

Day 27

Growing Together

Day 26

Xeroscape your yard

Day 25

Colorado River allocation

Day 24

Fighting for environmental justice

Day 23

Stop leaks, save water

Day 22

Host a water-wise dinner party!

Day 21

The Parable of the Desert

Day 20

The joy of water

Day 19

Who’s your water Boss? Do you know who is in charge of your water?

Day 18

The Original Drylab

Day 17

It’s movie night!

Day 16

What about Rainwater?

Day 15

Create a tasteful water-wise diet

Day 14

♻💧Showers to flowers – Recycling water ♻💧

Day 13

We are Bodies of Water

Day 12

🌊💧 Balancing the Flow: The Colorado River's Vital Role in Agriculture 🌾🚜

Day 11

How did ancient people live in the SW of North America?

Day 10

Cultural Water Connections

Day 9

Can you live on 4 gallons in 1 day?

Day 8

Indigenous Foodways

Day 7

Changing Habits

Day 6

Building connection with bodies of water

Molly’s full map of Houston’s three reservoirs that supply water to the city: Lake Houston (primary), Lake Livingston, and Lake Conroe.

Day 5

Where does your water come from?

Day 4

For the Waters We Love

Day 3

Water Journal

Find your water footprint

Day 2

Calculate your Water Footprint

Day 1

Do you know how thirsty your food is?

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