{"id":5200,"date":"2015-04-07T09:59:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T09:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/?p=5200"},"modified":"2016-04-08T10:00:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T10:00:18","slug":"a-note-from-marlene-april-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/a-note-from-marlene-april-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"A note from Marlene : April 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"Dear CSA Members,\r\n\r\nGovernor Brown\u2019s executive order to reduce water consumption by 25%\u00a0statewide comes on the heels of a growing body of evidence that the\u00a0drought in California is exceptional. It could, in fact, be a harbinger of\u00a0a mega-drought. Megadroughts are long periods, around 30 years, of\u00a0reduced precipitation and loss of soil moisture. The last megadroughts\u00a0in North America occurred in the 12th and 13th centuries and were\u00a0caused by natural changing weather conditions. There is always a risk\u00a0of megadroughts occurring, but the changes humans have made to the\u00a0planet, resulting in climate change, have increased our odds significantly\u00a0of having one within this century.\r\n\r\nMany of us read the article stating that California has only one year of\u00a0water left in its reservoirs. While residents get water from sources other\u00a0than reservoirs, such as ground water from aquifers, this should still be\u00a0a scary fact. So much water is being pumped up from the ground that\u00a0the earth beneath our feet is actually sinking as water is displaced. And\u00a0with minimal rain and snowfall, the water is not being replaced. Humans are changing the world in a way never experienced before, and the\u00a0consequences will be difficult to foresee. California grows a majority of\u00a0the fruits and vegetables in the United States, and I believe this drought\u00a0will force people to see how precious our food really is.\r\n\r\nAt Frog Hollow Farm, we are working to increase the water holding\u00a0capacity of our soil by spreading compost and using cover crops. We are\u00a0all doing our part at home, too. I\u2019ll be implementing a showering style\u00a0I picked up while traveling in Asia that I call bucket showers (which\u00a0is very common in many countries). You fill up a 5 gallon bucket with\u00a0water, sit on a little seat in the bathtub, and use a pitcher to throw water\u00a0over yourself. Many employees here catch their greywater from dishes\u00a0and bathing to reuse it on their plants. Sarah and Lael have stopped\u00a0watering their lawns entirely.\r\n\r\nEveryone\u2019s small efforts can lead to a big difference!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear CSA Members, Governor Brown\u2019s executive order to reduce water consumption by 25%\u00a0statewide comes on the heels of a growing body of evidence that the\u00a0drought in California is exceptional. It could, in fact, be a harbinger of\u00a0a mega-drought. Megadroughts are long periods, around 30 years, of\u00a0reduced precipitation and loss of soil moisture. 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